esterlino

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese esterlin (“sterling”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Middle English sterling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esterˈlino̝/

Adjective

esterlino (feminine esterlina, masculine plural esterlinos, feminine plural esterlinas)

1. (relational) sterling (of or relating to British currency, or the former British coinage)

Derived terms

• libra esterlina

Related terms

• esterlín

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “esterlin”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “sterl”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esterlino”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

From English sterling.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.teʁˈlĩ.nu/ [is.teɦˈlĩ.nu], /es.teʁˈlĩ.nu/ [es.teɦˈlĩ.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.teʁˈlĩ.nu/ [is.teɦˈlĩ.nu], /es.teʁˈlĩ.nu/ [es.teɦˈlĩ.nu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.teɾˈlĩ.nu/, /es.teɾˈlĩ.nu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.teʁˈlĩ.nu/, /eʃ.teʁˈlĩ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.teɻˈli.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.tɨɾˈli.nu/

Adjective

esterlino (feminine esterlina, masculine plural esterlinos, feminine plural esterlinas)

1. relating to the pound or the English money

Noun

esterlino m (plural esterlinos)

1. legal currency of Great Britain

   Synonyms: esterlina, libra esterlina

Further reading

• “esterlino”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024