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In Italian “euro” is masculine while “lira” is feminine, but some people still occasionally use the feminine when referring to euros.
by mmarq 4y ago
In Italian “euro” is masculine while “lira” is feminine, but some people still occasionally use the feminine when referring to euros.
- savy91 4y agoCan you make an example? I am Italian and I have never heard anyone using feminine for Euro.
- mmarq 4y agoYou may hear old people saying things like “ti restituisco le 10 euro che mi hai prestato”. Maybe it’s a thing of the south?
- reaperducer 4y agoIn Italian “euro” is masculine while “lira” is feminine, but some people still occasionally use the feminine when referring to euros. Since we're talking about the language of euros, what is the correct plural of "euro?" My native English-speaking sister-in-law lives in the E.U. and uses "euro" for both singular and plural. But when I watch European television, I hear both "euro" and "euros" used as the plural form. Sometimes within the same program, so it doesn't appear to be based on the country.
- cyphar 4y agoI don't live in Europe, but it seems to me that "euros" is correct however since I've heard so many non-native English speakers say "euro" as the plural, it doesn't sound that odd to me anymore. For abstract sums ("that will cost many euros") I think "euro" sounds outright wrong though. In Serbian, they are pluralised like a normal noun ("jedan euro" "pet evra").
- mmarq 4y agoIn Italian “euro” is both singular and plural