sterling

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, historical, uncountable) A silver penny.
2. (countable, uncountable) The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling.
3. (countable, uncountable) Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925.
4. (countable, uncountable) Sterling silver, or articles made from this material.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of, or relating to British currency, or the former British coinage.
2. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or made from sterling silver.
3. Of acknowledged worth or influence; high quality; authoritative.
4. Genuine; true; pure; of great value or excellence.

Concepts

solide

livre sterling

fin

🔚

à toute épreuve

esterlin

livre de Gibraltar

livre

📖

superlatif

Synonymes

pound

💷

pound sterling

genuine

quid

excellent

super

of standard purity

British pound

superlative

dandy

splendid

pure

greatest

high

immaculate

innocent

😇

jimdandy

keen

marvelous

nicker

nifty

outstanding

peachy

punt

quality

select

simon-pure

slap-up

solid

splendiferous

sterling silver

stout

stunning

substantial

superior

swell

tops

true blue

undiluted

unpolluted

vestal

worthy

of full value

of perfect standard

British pound sterling

extraordinaire

jimhickey

sov

admirable

true born

Traductions

sterlina

💷

Pfund Sterling

lliura esterlina

στερλίνα

sterlin

değerli

superior

libra estrelina

جنيه إسترليني

Pfund

جنيه

💷

sterlîn

esterlí

esterlina

Festkörper

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈstɜː.lɪŋ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: sterling

In summary

Possibly from Old English *steorling, from steorra (“star”) and -ling, in reference to the stars that appeared on certain English pennies. Alternatively, the first element may be *stēre, meaning “strong” or “stout” (compare the etymology of solidus).