German word

Münze

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈmʏnt͡sə/

Meaning

  • feminine nouncoin

Example

Ich habe eine Münze in die Parkuhr geworfen.

I put a coin into the parking meter.

Illustration for Münze (coin)

More examples

Er entschied das Spiel mit einer Münze.

He decided the game by using a coin.

Core concept

A small metal disk bearing an official design, passed from hand to hand as payment.

Common phrases

  • eine Münze werfen

    throw a coin

  • eine Münze einwerfen

    insert a coin

  • eine Münze prägen

    mint a coin

Similar words

Kleingeld: Several low-value coins considered together, often used for minor purchases.
Cent: A coin representing one hundredth of a euro.
Bargeld: Physical money consisting of banknotes and coins.

Definition in German

Von einer staatlichen Stelle geprägtes Metallstück, das als gültiges Zahlungsmittel anerkannt ist.

Word origin

Münze comes through Old High German muniza from Latin moneta, a term associated with money and the Roman mint of Juno Moneta.

Usage tips

  • Münze is feminine, with the forms die Münze, eine Münze, and die Münzen; the plural ends in -n.

Opposites

  • Geldscheinpaper billnoun
  • Banknotebanknotenoun

Related words

  • Münzprägungcoinagenoun
  • Münzsammlungcollection of coinsnoun
  • Münzstättemintnoun

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