Münze

German

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Middle High German münze, from Old High German muniz, munizza, from Proto-West Germanic *munit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmʏnt͡sə]
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  • Hyphenation: Mün‧ze

Noun

Münze f (genitive Münze, plural Münzen)

  1. money, in its senses as
    1. a coin, a metallic piece of currency
    2. coinage, a system of currency
  2. mint (building or institution where coins are produced)
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Etymology 2

Noun

Münze f (genitive Münze, plural Münzen)

  1. obsolete form of Minze
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Further reading

  • Münze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Münze” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Münze” in Duden online
  • Münze on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de