# What in blazes is the plural of the word "Euro"? € **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 16, 2016, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509 "2016-06-16T11:40:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509/21 "2016-06-16T22:13:20Z")
There are other currencies of English-speaking couintries whose singular and plural are the same. The South African Rand comes to mind. Middle-eastern dinars are divided into 1,000 fils, and “fils” is the singular, which is the same in the plural. In Bahrain, prices are still quoted in fils, with 100 fils being about 30 cents US… ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509/22 "2016-06-16T22:30:08Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > In Britain, maybe a carry-over from pound, which is often (in spoken language if not written) used as both the singular and plural. Same with “quid”. You wouldn’t say 50 quids. > > Whereas, i the US, no one would say “50 dollar”. It’s always “50 dollars”. I don’t hear the non-pluralisation of Euros here in southern England - it’s nearly always Euros, as far as I remember. Except in contexts like “hey, that’s a 50-euro shirt”, where plurals don’t fit (I think ‘50-dollar shirt’ would also be normal) ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509/23 "2016-06-16T22:46:50Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > There are other currencies of English-speaking couintries whose singular and plural are the same. The South African Rand comes to mind. Middle-eastern dinars are divided into 1,000 fils, and “fils” is the singular, which is the same in the plural. In Bahrain, prices are still quoted in fils, with 100 fils being about 30 cents US… …Although the Arabic word for ‘money’ is _fulūs_ — literally the plural form of _fils_. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509/24 "2016-06-17T01:02:32Z")
So, in French is the plural Eureaux? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509/25 "2016-06-17T04:34:33Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > Plurals in Holland and Germany are expressed by “…en” > > So I say it’s Euren. I don’t know about Dutch, but in German, there’s multiple ways of expressing plurals. It could be “n/en,” but it can also be “s,” or “r/er,” or “e” or nothing. “Euro,” for example, is either “euro” or “euros” in the plural in German. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509/26 "2016-06-17T05:14:02Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Except in contexts like “hey, that’s a 50-euro shirt”, where plurals don’t fit (I think ‘50-dollar shirt’ would also be normal) Yes, you are correct. Just like a “fifty-dollar bill,” or a “forty-dollar cab ride.” You’d never pluralize “dollars” in those contexts. ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509/27 "2016-06-17T05:24:36Z")
Well , how about this for evidence ? [![](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro#/media/File:EUR_10_obverse_(2014_issue).png) ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro#/media/File:EUR_10_obverse_(2014_issue).png) It clearly says “10 EURO”, Euro with no S, on bank notes and coins. All the english language bank notes say “10 DOLLARS”, “10 POUNDS”, with the trailing S… The EU has in fact noticed this pattern, and has allowed enlish language use of plural with specific entry in the translation guide, BUT the actual english language translations of EU documents continue to use Euro for the plural. “Official practice for English-language EU legislation is to use the words euro and cent as both singular and plural,[101] although the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation states that the plural forms euros and cents should be used in English.” Since the notes and coins go without the S, its not wrong to leave out the S in english. ---
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Just a slight clarification. The reason why we use the singular with, for example a “50 dollar bill” or a “25 euro shirt”, is the same reason we leave off the S on a “19 year old girl”. The noun functions in those cases as an adjective and in English an adjective, as a rule, has no gender or number. So not germane to our discussion. ---
**Author:** ![williambaskerville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f14d63/32.png) [@williambaskerville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williambaskerville)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509/29 "2016-06-17T05:52:21Z")
I’m Irish, I would say 50 euro. I don’t think I’ve ever used the plural, nor do I recall hearing it used. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509/30 "2016-06-17T11:13:29Z")
> [@Isilder](#): > > Since the notes and coins go without the S, its not wrong to leave out the S in english. No, it isn’t wrong. You can do either. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509/31 "2016-06-17T13:22:14Z")
To further muddy the water, there is Swaziland. The unit of currency there is lilangeni, and the plural is emalangeni. While not a word of English origin, speakers of English (the official language) have no alternative to this form. So, even in expressing prices, the price tag might say 1L or 2E, and an expression of 2L would be recognized as wrong and would be corrected, even by an English speaker. [http://banknoteworld.com/thumbs/1000/upload/banknote/back120826175249.jpg](http://banknoteworld.com/thumbs/1000/upload/banknote/back120826175249.jpg) ---
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I’m not European but in my opinion the plural should be “Euri”. ---
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> [@Isilder](#): > > Well , how about this for evidence ? > > [Euro - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro#/media/File:EUR_10_obverse_(2014_issue).png) > > It clearly says “10 EURO”, Euro with no S, on bank notes and coins. But this seems to be in the interest of universality across many languages rather than necessarily its preferred use in English. Anyway, the consensus seems to be that both forms are acceptable. To me “Euro” as an English plural just sounds strange, but I’m not one of those Euros who actually use the currency. ---
**Author:** ![Rama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ccd318/32.png) [@Rama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rama)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509/34 "2016-06-17T20:30:55Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > Plurals in Holland and Germany are expressed by “…en” > > So I say it’s Euren. That’s funny. It’s Euro’s in Dutch. It depends what kind of plural you use. Bicycles for examples translates to ‘‘Fietsen’’ (which is also the verb for cycling) and not Fiets’. I’m not sure about the rules, that’s just how I learned it. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509/35 "2016-06-17T20:32:34Z")
> [@Rama](#): > > That’s funny. > > It’s Euro’s in Dutch. > > It depends what kind of plural you use. Bicycles for examples translates to ‘‘Fietsen’’ (which is also the verb for cycling) and not Fiets’. > > I’m not sure about the rules, that’s just how I learned it. Dutch uses an apostrophe + s for plurals? That’s new to me. ---
**Author:** ![Rama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ccd318/32.png) [@Rama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rama)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509/36 "2016-06-17T20:54:40Z")
Maybe just when there is a vowel at the end of the word. Cars would translate to ‘‘auto’s’’. but Boys translates to ‘‘jongens’’. I’m not sure though. Dutch has never been my best/favorite subject. ---
**Author:** ![Archeonomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Archeonomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archeonomist)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509/37 "2016-06-18T02:40:44Z")
It’s a pretty bland name for a currency isn’t it? Imagine Clint Eastwood in “A fistful of euros”. ---
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> [@williambaskerville](#): > > I’m Irish, I would say 50 euro. I don’t think I’ve ever used the plural, nor do I recall hearing it used. Even in this case? - ‘‘Are those dollars…?’’ ‘‘No, they are…’’ ---
**Author:** ![mr\_wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@mr\_wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_wolf)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509/39 "2016-06-19T12:14:29Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > Plurals in Holland and Germany are expressed by “…en” > > So I say it’s Euren. Oh, I see. In England it’s Eureese. ---
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> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Whereas, i the US, no one would say “50 dollar”. It’s always “50 dollars”. [Cent](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newzimbabwe.com%2Fnews%2Fimages%2Fnews_b50cent-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newzimbabwe.com%2Fshowbiz-24511-%25E2%2580%2598Bankrupt%25E2%2580%2599%2B50%2BCent%2Bto%2Bsell%2B%2418m%2Bmansion%2Fshowbiz.aspx&docid=Rs70sS9KVLXIgM&tbnid=NOc5gtwza4m73M%3A&w=527&h=350&bih=877&biw=1420&ved=0ahUKEwjVqfSvlbTNAhWByj4KHbYtB9gQMwg8KAkwCQ&iact=mrc&uact=8), on the other hand… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-in-blazes-is-the-plural-of-the-word-euro/757509.md?page=3)