pecunia

Italian

Alternative forms

• pecunio (rare)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pecūnia, derived from pecū (“cattle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈku.nja/
• Rhymes: -unja
• Hyphenation: pe‧cù‧nia

Noun

pecunia f (plural pecunie) (literary)

1. (usually uncountable, archaic, now chiefly humorous) money

   Synonym: denaro

2. (obsolete) treasury (public finance)

   Synonym: erario

Related terms

• pecora
• pecuniale
• pecuniario
• pecunioso

Further reading

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