dracma

English

Noun

dracma (plural dracmas)

1. Archaic form of drachma.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). First attested in 1460. Doublet of adaram and dírham.

Noun

dracma f (plural dracmes)

1. drachma (former currency of Greece)

Further reading

• “dracma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “dracma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “dracma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin drachma (attested as drama circa 1420), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɾakma/ [ˈd̪ɾɑk.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -akma
• Hyphenation: drac‧ma

Noun

dracma m (plural dracmas)

1. drachma (former currency of Greece)

Further reading

• “dracma”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Italian

Etymology

From Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrak.ma/
• Rhymes: -akma
• Hyphenation: dràc‧ma

Noun

dracma f (plural dracme)

1. drachma (former currency of Greece)

Further reading

• dracma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɾa.ki.mɐ/, /ˈdɾak.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɾa.ki.mɐ/, /ˈdɾak.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdɾak.ma/, /ˈdɾa.ki.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɾa.kmɐ/

• Hyphenation: drac‧ma

Noun

dracma m or f (plural dracmas)

1. drachma (former currency of Greece)

Further reading

• “dracma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of dírham and adarme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɾaɡma/ [ˈd̪ɾaɣ̞.ma]
• Rhymes: -aɡma
• Syllabification: drac‧ma

Noun

dracma m or f (plural dracmas or dracmae)

1. drachma (former currency of Greece)

Usage notes

The feminine gender usage is more common and is the one recommended by the ASALE because of the word's etymology, though both are permitted.

Noun

dracma f (plural dracmas or dracmae)

1. dram

Further reading

• “dracma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10