drachma

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
2. A coin worth one drachma.
3. An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains, or 4.3 grams.
4. A later Greek weight equal to a gram.

Concepten

drachme

Synoniemen

drachm

dram

Greek drachma

money

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈdɹæk.mə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of dram, diram, dirham, dirhem, and adarme.