pfenigo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pfennig, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *panningaz (“coin, penny”). Compare English penny, Dutch penning, as well as Polish pieniądz (“currency”), archaic Russian пе́нязь (pénjazʹ, “coin”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [pfeˈniɡo]
• Rhymes: -iɡo
• Hyphenation: pfe‧ni‧go

Noun

pfenigo (accusative singular pfenigon, plural pfenigoj, accusative plural pfenigojn)

1. (historical) pfennig