shilling

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (historical) A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling.
2. The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.
3. (US, historical) A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.
4. (US, historical) The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar.

Verb

present participle and gerund of shill

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Sinonieme

bob

Kenyan shilling

British shilling

Somalian shilling

Tanzanian shilling

Ugandan shilling

Somalia

🇸🇴

twelver

rogue and villain

schilling

Vertalings

shilling

chelín

scellino

xelim

Schilling

شلن

shilling

σελίνι

xíling

şilin

chelin

schilling

σελίνιο

xíling somali

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈʃɪlɪŋ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: schilling

Geërf van Old English: sċilling

In summary

From Middle English schilling, shilling, from Old English sċilling, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz, equivalent to skill + -ing. Doublet of scalding and schilling.