stiver

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(stī'vər) pronunciation
n.
  1. A nickel coin used in the Netherlands and worth 1/20 of a guilder.
  2. Something of small value.

[Dutch stuiver, from Middle Dutch stuyver.]


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1) a Dutch coin worth a penny or two 2) something of little value

The word stiver is derived from the Dutch Stuiver. It was a currency denomination in use in Ceylon from 1801 until 1821. It was also a denomination that formed part of the currency system of Demerara-Essequibo (later British Guiana, now Guyana).

The currency was also mentioned in the famous poem by Robert Browning, The Pied Piper of Hamelin: "With you, don't think I'll bate [debate concerning] a stiver! And folks who put me in a passion may find me pipe after another fashion."



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Dansk (Danish)
n. - smule, skilling

idioms:

  • not care a stiver    være ligeglad

Nederlands (Dutch)
stuiver, iets van geringe waarde

Français (French)
n. - sou, objet sans valeur

idioms:

  • not care a stiver    s'en foutre complètement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stuiver (kl. holl. Münze), Heller, Kleinigkeit

idioms:

  • not care a stiver    sich keinen Deut um etwas scheren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (οικον.) 1/20στό του ολλανδικού γκίλντερ, (μτφ.) δεκάρα, πεντάρα, πενταροδεκάρα

idioms:

  • not care a stiver    δεν δίνω δεκάρα

Italiano (Italian)
quattrino

idioms:

  • not care a stiver    fregarsene

Português (Portuguese)
n. - níquel (m)

idioms:

  • not care a stiver    não ligar a mínima (coloq.)

Русский (Russian)
стивер, мелкая голландская монета, грош

idioms:

  • not care a stiver    наплевать, ни в грош не ставить

Español (Spanish)
n. - ochavo

idioms:

  • not care a stiver    me importa un comino

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - styver

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
小钱, 一点点

idioms:

  • not care a stiver    毫不在乎

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小錢, 一點點

idioms:

  • not care a stiver    毫不在乎

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 네덜란드의 옛 니켈화, 최소량

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スタイヴァー, ほんの少額, 最少額

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أقل كميه ممكنه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סטייבר (חמישה סנט הולנדיים), פרוטה, דבר קל-ערך, הכמות הקטנה ביותר‬


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