farthing

Significado (Inglés)

1. (historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
2. (figuratively) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
3. (obsolete) A division of land.

Sinónimos

cheapness

trifle

inexpensiveness

Traducións

φαρδίνι

quarto di penny

Kleinigkeit

unbedeutend

unwesentlich

drei Mon

drei Heller

φαρδίνιο

τέταρτο της πένας

as

soupçon

liard

trés peu

farthing

quattrino

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈfɑː(ɹ).ðɪŋ/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: ferthing

Herdado de Old English: fēorþing

Relativo a Old Norse: fjórðungr

Relativo a inglés: riding#Etymology_2

In summary

From Middle English ferthing, from Old English fēorþing, fēorþung (“a quarter, fourth part, farthing”), from fēorþa (“fourth”), from Proto-Germanic *fedurþungaz (“a quarter”), probably influenced by Old Norse fjórðungr (“a fourth part, quarter”). Equivalent to fourth + -ing; compare English riding (“third part”).