"écu" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /eɪˈkuː/ [UK] Forms: écus [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Borrowed from French écu. Doublet of scutum, escudo, scudo, and scute. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|écu}} French écu, {{doublet|en|scutum|escudo|scudo|scute}} Doublet of scutum, escudo, scudo, and scute Head templates: {{en-noun}} écu (plural écus)
  1. (historical) A silver coin formerly used in France, with varying values. Wikipedia link: écu Tags: historical Related terms: cardecue, escutcheon Translations (obsolete French unit of currency): eskudo (Esperanto), écu [masculine] (French), scudo [masculine] (Italian), экю (ekju) [masculine, neuter] (Russian), escudo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-écu-en-noun-UdSzuhos Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [French]

IPA: /e.ky/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-écu.wav Forms: écus [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French escut, inherited from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, protect”) or Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|escut|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French escut, {{inh+|fr|fro|escut}} Inherited from Old French escut, {{inh|fr|la|scūtum}} Latin scūtum, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*(s)kewH-||to cover, protect}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, protect”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*skey-||to cut, split}} Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, split”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} écu m (plural écus)
  1. (historical) shield Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-écu-fr-noun-BypibtLW Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (historical) écu Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-écu-fr-noun-K0BLFBKF Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: herbe aux écus Related terms: écusson, écuyer

Inflected forms

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