Euro

See also: euro, euró, eŭro, euro-, and Euro-

English

Adjective

Euro (comparative more Euro, superlative most Euro)

  1. Clipping of European

Noun

Euro (plural Euros or Euro)

  1. (proscribed) Alternative spelling of euro, the currency and coin introduced 1999.
  2. (soccer, usually followed by the year) The UEFA European Football Championship, a European football competition held between the international teams of Europe every four years.
    • 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport:
      England could have met world and European champions Spain but that eventuality was avoided by Sweden's 2-0 win against France, and Rooney's first goal in a major tournament since scoring twice in the 4-2 victory over Croatia in Lisbon at Euro 2004.
  3. Clipping of European. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Proper noun

Euro

  1. A ghost town in Western Australia.

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔʏ̯ʁoː/, [ˈʔɔʏ̯ʁoː]
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Noun

Euro m (genitive Euros, plural Euro or Euros)

  1. euro (currency)
    Ich habe nur noch fünf Euro in meinem Portmonee.
    I just have five euro in my purse.
    Gestern habe ich zwei Euro gefunden.
    Yesterday i found two euro.

Usage notes

  • The difference between the plurals Euro and Euros is equivalent to the difference between pence and pennies in English: The unchanged plural is used to mean an amount or value, whereas Euros may be used referring to a number of coins. However, the unchanged plural can be used for the latter meaning as well.
  • The jocular singular Eurone and plural Euronen are common.

Derived terms


Portuguese

Proper noun

Euro m

  1. (Greek mythology) Eurus (god of the east wind)
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