farthing

Oznaczający (Angielski)

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.

Koncepcje

farthing

Synonimy

cheapness

trifle

inexpensiveness

Tłumaczenia

quarto di penny

φαρδίνι

Kleinigkeit

unbedeutend

unwesentlich

drei Mon

drei Heller

φαρδίνιο

τέταρτο της πένας

as

soupçon

liard

trés peu

farthing

quattrino

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈfɑː(ɹ).ðɪŋ/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Dziedziczone z średnioangielski: ferthing

Dziedziczone z staroangielski: fēorþing

Pokrewny z staronordyjski: fjórðungr

Pokrewny z angielski: 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”).