dracma

dracma (plural dracmas)

1. Archaic form of drachma.

• drama (obsolete)

Borrowed from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). First attested in 1460.^[1] Doublet of adaram and dírham.

dracma f (plural dracmes)

1. drachma (former currency of Greece)

• “dracma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “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.

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

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

dracma m (plural dracmas)

1. drachma (former currency of Greece)

• “dracma”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

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

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

dracma f (plural dracme)

1. drachma (former currency of Greece)

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

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

• Hyphenation: drac‧ma

dracma m or f (plural dracmas)

1. drachma (former currency of Greece)

• “dracma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

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

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

dracma m or f (plural dracmas or dracmae)

1. drachma (former currency of Greece)

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.^[1]

dracma f (plural dracmas or dracmae)

1. dram

• “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], 10 December 2024