French

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Etymology

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From monnaie +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɔ.nɛ.je/ ~ /mɔ.ne.je/
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Verb

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monnayer

  1. to mint coins
  2. (by extension) to manufacture money

Conjugation

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This is a regular -er verb as far as pronunciation is concerned, but as with other verbs in -ayer (such as payer and essayer), the <y> of its stem may optionally be written as <i> when it precedes a silent <e> (compare verbs in -eyer, which never have this spelling change, and verbs in -oyer and -uyer, which always have it; verbs in -ayer belong to either group, according to the writer's preference).

Derived terms

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