# euro
## English
### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈjʊəɹəʊ/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* (US) IPA: /ˈjʊɹoʊ/, /ˈjɝoʊ/
* Rhymes: -ʊəɹəʊ, -ʊɹoʊ

### Etymology 1

The name euro was the winner of a contest open to the general public to propose names for the new European currency, and as such is technically a neologism, although it obviously alludes to the common root of geographical names for the continent Europe, derived from Latin Europa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē), the name in Greek mythology of a princess, abducted by Zeus as a bull across the Bosporus. According to the official story, the term was coined by Belgian teacher and esperantist Germain Pirlot in 1995, who suggested it in a letter to Jacques Santer, then President of the European Commission.

#### Alternative forms

* Euro (proscribed)

#### Noun

euro (plural euros or euro)
* (numismatics) The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €
    Synonym: EUR
* A coin with a face value of one euro.
* Abbreviation of European in any sense.
    euro size
    euro style pad

##### Usage notes

* The plural form euro was previously recommended for use in official European documents written in English, but this recommendation has been amended to euros. However, in Irish English the plural euro is now well-established. For further information, see Language and the euro on Wikipedia.

##### Derived terms

* euro area
* euro coin
* Euroeuro
* euroization
* euroize
* eurozone
* J-euro
* noneuro
* petroeuro

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From Adnyamathanha yuru, thuru.

#### Noun

euro (plural euros)
* Macropus robustus, a wallaroo (macropod species).

##### Derived terms

* Euro

##### See also

* joey
* kangaroo
* macropod
* marsupial
* wallaby

### Further reading

* euro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

### Anagrams

* ouer, roué, ureo-

## Adnyamathanha
### Alternative forms

* yuru

### Noun

euro
* wallaroo, euro

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈɛw.ɾu]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈɛw.ɾo]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈew.ɾo]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

euro m (plural euros)
* euro (currency)

### Further reading

* “euro” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “euro”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “euro” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

## Cornish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English euro.

### Noun

euro m (plural euroyow)
* euro (currency)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛu̯ro]

### Noun

euro n
* euro (currency)
    Synonyms: éčko, euráč

#### Derived terms

* euromince
* eurozóna

### Further reading

* “euro”, in Akademický slovník cizích slov at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz [Academic dictionary of foreign words] (in Czech), 1995

## Danish
### Etymology

Clipping of europæisk (“European”), introduced in 1995.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /øvro/, [ˈœwʁo], (regional) IPA: /ɔjro/, [ˈʌjʁo], IPA: /evro/, [ˈewʁo], (proscribed) IPA: /jurov/, [ˈjuɹɔw]

### Noun

euro c (singular definite euroen, plural indefinite euroer or euro)
* euro (currency)

#### Usage notes

Amounts are given with the plural indefinite euro.

#### Declension
### Further reading

* euro on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{da}$

## Dutch
### Etymology

International coinage, from euro- and Europa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈøːroː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: eu‧ro

### Noun

euro f or m (plural euro's, diminutive eurootje n)
* euro (currency)
    Die broek kost tachtig euro.These pants cost eighty euros.
    Hij heb vijftien euri betaald daaro.He paid fifteen euros over there.
* a euro (a coin of that currency)
    Heb jij twee euro's voor de automaat?Do you have two euro coins for the machine?

#### Usage notes

Sense 1 has an invariable plural: euro. The plural euri or eurie is sometimes used colloquially.

## Estonian
### Etymology

From English euro. By surface analysis, clipping of Euroopa (“Europe”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeu̯ro/, [ˈeu̯ro]
* Rhymes: -euro
* Hyphenation: eu‧ro

### Noun

euro (genitive euro, partitive eurot)
* euro (currency)
    Synonym: (colloquial) eur

#### Compounds

* euroala
* eurokvoot
* euroline
* euromünt
* eurone
* eurorahatäht
* eurosent
* eurotsoon
* eurovastane

#### Related terms

* euro-

### References

* euro in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
* “euro”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism. See English euro for more. By surface analysis, clipping of Eurooppa (“Europe”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeu̯ro/, [ˈe̞u̯ro̞]
* Rhymes: -euro
* Hyphenation: eu‧ro

### Noun

euro
* euro (currency)

#### Usage notes

* For the usage with cardinal numbers, see Appendix:Finnish numbers.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of euro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
euroni
euroni
accusative
nom.
euroni
euroni
gen.
euroni
genitive
euroni
eurojeni
partitive
euroani
eurojani
inessive
eurossani
euroissani
elative
eurostani
euroistani
illative
eurooni
euroihini
adessive
eurollani
euroillani
ablative
euroltani
euroiltani
allative
eurolleni
euroilleni
essive
euronani
euroinani
translative
eurokseni
euroikseni
abessive
eurottani
euroittani
instructive
comitative
—euroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
eurosi
eurosi
accusative
nom.
eurosi
eurosi
gen.
eurosi
genitive
eurosi
eurojesi
partitive
euroasi
eurojasi
inessive
eurossasi
euroissasi
elative
eurostasi
euroistasi
illative
euroosi
euroihisi
adessive
eurollasi
euroillasi
ablative
euroltasi
euroiltasi
allative
eurollesi
euroillesi
essive
euronasi
euroinasi
translative
euroksesi
euroiksesi
abessive
eurottasi
euroittasi
instructive
comitative
—euroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
euromme
euromme
accusative
nom.
euromme
euromme
gen.
euromme
genitive
euromme
eurojemme
partitive
euroamme
eurojamme
inessive
eurossamme
euroissamme
elative
eurostamme
euroistamme
illative
euroomme
euroihimme
adessive
eurollamme
euroillamme
ablative
euroltamme
euroiltamme
allative
eurollemme
euroillemme
essive
euronamme
euroinamme
translative
euroksemme
euroiksemme
abessive
eurottamme
euroittamme
instructive
comitative
—euroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
euronne
euronne
accusative
nom.
euronne
euronne
gen.
euronne
genitive
euronne
eurojenne
partitive
euroanne
eurojanne
inessive
eurossanne
euroissanne
elative
eurostanne
euroistanne
illative
euroonne
euroihinne
adessive
eurollanne
euroillanne
ablative
euroltanne
euroiltanne
allative
eurollenne
euroillenne
essive
euronanne
euroinanne
translative
euroksenne
euroiksenne
abessive
eurottanne
euroittanne
instructive
comitative
—euroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
euronsa
euronsa
accusative
nom.
euronsa
euronsa
gen.
euronsa
genitive
euronsa
eurojensa
partitive
euroaan euroansa
eurojaan eurojansa
inessive
eurossaan eurossansa
euroissaan euroissansa
elative
eurostaan eurostansa
euroistaan euroistansa
illative
euroonsa
euroihinsa
adessive
eurollaan eurollansa
euroillaan euroillansa
ablative
euroltaan euroltansa
euroiltaan euroiltansa
allative
eurolleen eurollensa
euroilleen euroillensa
essive
euronaan euronansa
euroinaan euroinansa
translative
eurokseen euroksensa
euroikseen euroiksensa
abessive
eurottaan eurottansa
euroittaan euroittansa
instructive
comitative
—euroineen euroinensa :

#### Derived terms

* euronen
* euroalue
* eurokolikko
* eurokorko
* eurokriisi
* euromaa
* euromaksualue
* euromarkkinat
* euromääräinen
* euroraha
* eurosentti
* euroseteli
* eurovastaisuus
* kymmeneuronen
* sataeuronen

#### See also

* Terms prefixed with euro-.

### Further reading

* “euro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ø.ʁo/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio (Paris):(file)

### Noun

euro m (plural euros)
* euro (currency)
    Synonym: balle
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### Anagrams

* roue, roué

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

euro m (plural euros)
* euro (currency)

## Ido
### Etymology

Borrowed from English euro, French euro, German Euro, Italian euro, Russian е́вро (jévro), Spanish euro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛu̯.ro/

### Noun

euro (plural euros or euro-i or euri)
* (numismatics) euro

#### Usage notes

All currencies in Ido are to be considered as foreign words. Thus, the plural are borrowed as well (euros). Though, because of the frequency of the currency, many treat the word as native (thus the plural form euri).

## Inari Sami
### Etymology

Borrowed from English euro.

### Noun

euro
* euro (currency)

#### Inflection
### References

* ↑ euro in Giellatekno Inari Sami paradigm generator

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛ.u.ro/
* Rhymes: -ɛuro
* Hyphenation: è‧u‧ro

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English euro, from eurocurrency.

#### Noun

euro m (usually invariable, plural (nonstandard) euri)
* euro (currency)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin eurus, from Ancient Greek εὖρος (eûros).

#### Noun

euro m (plural euri)
* Synonym of scirocco: Eurus (southwest wind)
** 1321 [1308-1320], Alighieri Dante, Divina Commedia [Divine Comedy], volume Paradiso (narrative poem), Canto VIII, lines 68–69:sopra ’l golfo / Che riceve da Euro maggior brigaabove the gulf / Which receives more/the most trouble from Eurus
** (Can we date this quote?) [1850-1860], Giosuè Carducci, Juvenilia, volume II (poem), XXV. A O. T. T., page 38, lines 29–30:i furori / D’euro che gl’ispidi flutti cavalcathe fury / Of Eurus that the unpopular waves rides
* (obsolete, rare) Synonym of levante: levanter (easterly wind)

### References

* ↑ euro in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
* ↑ euro$^1$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* 1 2 euro$^2$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* ureo

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈeu̯.roː/, [ˈɛu̯roː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈeu̯.ro/, [ˈɛːu̯ro]

### Noun

eurō
* dative/ablative singular of eurus
* Euro (monetary unit)
Third-declension noun.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

euro m (definite singular euroen, indefinite plural euroer, definite plural euroene) (after a number - euro)
* euro (monetary unit)

#### Derived terms

* euromynt
* euroområde
* eurosone

### References

* “euro” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

euro m (definite singular euroen, indefinite plural euroar, definite plural euroane) (after a number - euro)
* euro (monetary unit)

#### Derived terms

* euromynt
* euroområde
* eurosone

### References

* “euro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Internationalism; compare English euro, French euro, German Euro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛw.rɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛwrɔ
* Syllabification: eu‧ro
* Homophone: euro-

### Noun

euro n (indeclinable)
* euro (currency unit of the European Monetary Union; symbol: €)

### Further reading

* euro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* euro in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* euro in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Clipping of Europa, from Latin Eurōpa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη (Eurṓpē).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈew.ɾu/ [ˈeʊ̯.ɾu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈew.ɾu/ [ˈeʊ̯.ɾu]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈew.ɾo/ [ˈeʊ̯.ɾo]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈew.ɾɔ/, /ˈew.ɾu/
* Hyphenation: eu‧ro

### Noun

euro m (plural euros)
* euro (currency unit of the European Union)

### See also

* cêntimo

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French euro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeu̯.ro/

### Noun

euro m (plural euro)
* euro (currency)

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Alternative forms

* èvro (Serbia)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /euro/

### Noun

èuro m (Cyrillic spelling ѐуро)
* euro (currency)

#### Declension
## Skolt Sami
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

euro
* euro

#### Inflection
## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛu̯rɔ/

### Noun

euro n
* euro

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “euro”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeuɾo/ [ˈeu̯.ɾo]
* Rhymes: -euɾo
* Syllabification: eu‧ro

### Noun

euro m (plural euros)
* euro (currency)

#### Derived terms

* eurazo (augmentative)
* eurillo (diminutive)
* eurito (diminutive)
* zona del euro
* zona euro

### Further reading

* “euro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /¹ɛ͡ɵrʊ/, /¹ɛvrʊ/, (borrowed from English) /¹juːrʊ/

### Noun

euro c
* the euro; the currency
* a euro, coin of that currency

#### Declension
### References

* Hur ska vi hantera euro?, Forskningscentralen för de inhemska språken, February 8, 2007
* euro, Språkrådet

## Welsh
### Etymology

From aur (“gold”) +‎ -o.

### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /ˈeɨ̯rɔ/
* (South Wales) IPA: /ˈei̯rɔ/

### Verb

euro (first-person singular present euraf)
* to gild

#### Conjugation

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “euro”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies