eiro

== Latvian == === Etymology === Adapted from euro (a reduced form of Europe), the winner of a contest open to the general public to propose names for the new European currency, with the initial eu replaced with ei, following the pattern of Europe : Eĩropa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛìɾɔ] IPA(key): [ˈɛ̄īɾɔ] === Noun === eìro, eĩro m (invariable) euro (name of the monetary units of the European Monetary Union or Eurozone within the European Union; symbol: €) pieci eiro ― five euros grāmata maksā piecus eiro ― the book costs five euros eiro kurss ― the exchange rate of the euro eiro ieviešana Latvijā ― the introduction of the euro in Latvia ==== Usage notes ==== In Latvian official documents, the name of the currency (adopted in Latvia in 2014) has to remain euro, but in other cases the term eiro is used in spoken and written Latvian. ==== Related terms ==== Eiropa eiropietis, eiropiete eiropeisks, eiropejisks