ecu
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From the initial letters of European currency unit; simultaneously an allusion to the historical currency écu.
Noun edit
ecu (plural ecus)
- (historical) The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.
Translations edit
Anagrams edit
Asturian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
ecu m (plural ecos)
- echo (reflected sound)
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
ecu m (plural ecus)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ecu (dated)
Declension edit
Inflection of ecu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | ecu | ecut | ||
genitive | ecun | ecujen | ||
partitive | ecua | ecuja | ||
illative | ecuun | ecuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | ecu | ecut | ||
accusative | nom. | ecu | ecut | |
gen. | ecun | |||
genitive | ecun | ecujen | ||
partitive | ecua | ecuja | ||
inessive | ecussa | ecuissa | ||
elative | ecusta | ecuista | ||
illative | ecuun | ecuihin | ||
adessive | eculla | ecuilla | ||
ablative | eculta | ecuilta | ||
allative | eculle | ecuille | ||
essive | ecuna | ecuina | ||
translative | ecuksi | ecuiksi | ||
abessive | ecutta | ecuitta | ||
instructive | — | ecuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “ecu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02