sterling

Etymology
From, , , , of uncertain origin. Possibly from the bird, which at one time was stamped in quarters on the coin; or perhaps from  +  (as in ), as some Norman coins presumably featured stars on them.

For the UK currency gloss, the term is a contraction of esterling, referring to eastern merchants from Baltic towns who established a bullion weight standard for transactions. (Taylor and Palmer, 1968)

Noun

 * 1) The currency of the United Kingdom; especially the pound.
 * 2) Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925.
 * 3) Sterling silver, or articles made from this material.
 * 4) A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge; a starling.
 * 1) Sterling silver, or articles made from this material.
 * 2) A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge; a starling.

Translations

 * Arabic: جنيَه إِسْتِرْلِينِيّ
 * Egyptian Arabic: جنية استرليني
 * Bulgarian: лира
 * Catalan:, lliura esterlina
 * Czech:
 * Esperanto: sterlingo
 * Finnish:
 * Galician:, libra esterlina
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Malay: sterling
 * Maltese: sterlina
 * Polish:, funt sterling, funt szterling, , szterling
 * Portuguese: esterlina
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovak: libra
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: esterlina
 * Turkish: ,


 * Galician: esterlina, esterlín
 * Italian:, oro sterlina, argento sterlina
 * Japanese: 法定純度


 * Bulgarian: чисто сребро
 * Italian: argento sterlina
 * Japanese: 純銀, スターリングシルバー

Adjective

 * 1)  Of, or relating to British currency, or the former British coinage.
 * 2)  Of, relating to, or made from sterling silver.
 * 3) Of acknowledged worth or influence; high quality; authoritative.
 * 4) Genuine; true; pure; of great value or excellence.
 * 1) Genuine; true; pure; of great value or excellence.
 * 1) Genuine; true; pure; of great value or excellence.

Translations

 * Catalan: esterlí
 * Galician: esterlino
 * Portuguese: esterlino


 * Catalan: esterlí


 * Finnish:, ,

Etymology
, from, , ,.