farthing

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

quarto di penny

quattrino

sinonimi

cheapness

trifle

inexpensiveness

Traduzioni

φαρδίνι

quart de penic

Kleinigkeit

unbedeutend

unwesentlich

drei Mon

drei Heller

φαρδίνιο

τέταρτο της πένας

as

soupçon

liard

trés peu

farthing

as, assis

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈfɑː(ɹ).ðɪŋ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: ferthing

Ereditato da inglese antico: fēorþing

Affine norse antico: fjórðungr

Affine inglese: 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”).