Editing Language and the euro (section)

===German===
'''Plural:''' In German, {{lang|de|Euro}} and {{lang|de|Euro}} are used as both singular and plural when following a numeral, as is the case with all units of measurement of masculine (e.g. {{lang|de|Meter}}, {{lang|de|Dollar}}) or neuter gender (e.g. {{lang|de|Kilo[gramm]}}, etc.). However, when talking about individual coins, the plurals {{lang|de|Euros}} and {{lang|de|Cents}} are used.<ref>{{cite web | last =Babel | first =Ralph | title =Euro und Euros, Cent und Cents, Pence und Pennies | work=Singular und Plural | publisher=Faql.de | url =http://faql.de/numerus.html | access-date =24 February 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =Schäfer | first =Alexander | title ="Euro ist ein glücklich gewähler Name" – Interview with Norbert Fries | newspaper =Berliner Zeitung | date =5 January 2002 | url =http://www2.rz.hu-berlin.de/linguistik/institut/syntax/docs/www_berlinonline_de_aktuelles_berliner_zeitung_berlin.pdf | access-date =5 February 2010 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110610150256/http://www2.rz.hu-berlin.de/linguistik/institut/syntax/docs/www_berlinonline_de_aktuelles_berliner_zeitung_berlin.pdf | archive-date =10 June 2011 | url-status =dead }}</ref>

The only other marked case is the genitive singular, which is {{lang|de|(des) Euros}} or, alternatively, {{lang|de|des Euro}}.

'''Pronunciation:''' The beginning of the word {{lang|de|Euro}} is pronounced in German with the diphthong {{IPA|de|ɔʏ|}}, which sounds similar to {{IPAc-en|ɔɪ}}, the 'oi' in the English word "oil".<ref name="Duden6"/>

The spelling of the word {{lang|de|Cent}} is not well adapted to German spelling conventions because these strive to avoid ambiguous letter-sound correspondences. Initial letter C is often used in [[loanword]]s and corresponds to various pronunciations depending on the language of origin (e.g. [s] in ''Centime'', {{IPA|[tʃ]}} in ''Cello'', {{IPA|[ts]}} in ''Celsius'' and [k] in ''Café''). Most of these words are therefore eventually spelt phonetically (e.g. {{lang|de|Kaffee}}, {{lang|de|Tschechien}} ([[Czech Republic]]), {{lang|de|Zentimeter}}).

[[Latin]] words beginning with "ce" such as {{lang|la|centum}} (hundred) traditionally represent {{IPA|[ts]}} in German, and German words derived from these have therefore long been spelt with a {{lang|de|Z}}, which represents {{IPA|[ts]}} (as in {{lang|de|Zentrum}} (centre), {{lang|de|Zentimeter}} (centimetre), etc.). Equivalently, some German speakers pronounce the beginning of the word "Cent" {{IPA|[ts]}}, but since they are familiar with the English pronunciation of the American unit ''cent'', most people pronounce it [s].

As these are nouns, both Euro and Cent are capitalised in German.

'''Slang terms:''' In the year of its introduction, the euro has briefly been called {{lang|de|Teuro}} in Austria and Germany, a play on the word {{lang|de|teuer}}, meaning 'expensive'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DWDS – Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache|url=https://www.dwds.de/wb/Teuro|access-date=2021-01-27|website=DWDS|date=20 September 2017 |language=de}}</ref> This was because the [[Deutsche Mark|German Mark]] converted to the Euro at a rate of 1.95583:1, and some grocers and restaurants were accused of taking advantage of the transition by raising their prices—an item that might have cost DM 0.89 (€ 0.46) on the 29th of December 2001, would cost € 0.49 on the following 2nd of January.

In youth and Internet culture the fake plural {{lang|de|Euronen}} is sometimes used; this form's origin is unknown but it bears resemblance to ''Dublonen'' ([[doubloon]]s) and has a [[retro]] ring to it. Also, "{{lang|de|Öre}}" is occasionally used, the name of the [[Öre|Swedish currency]]. Unlike the previous currencies (Mark and Schilling) which had well established nicknames for individual coins and notes, there are few widely used nicknames for Euros, but the two Euro coin is sometimes called {{lang|de|Zwickel}} like the old two Mark piece.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}

In German [[Usenet]] culture, the name {{lang|de|Fragezeichen}} (question mark) was occasionally used in reference to initial problems with display of the [[euro sign]], which was often rendered as a question mark. The term was most often written using the mock currency code FRZ.<ref>{{cite web|title=FRZ als Synonym fuer EUR|url=http://de.etc.sprache.deutsch.narkive.com/TTXv2F4G/frz-als-synonym-fuer-eur|publisher=NARCHIVE: Newsgroup Archive|date=17 February 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012134239/http://de.etc.sprache.deutsch.narkive.com/TTXv2F4G/frz-als-synonym-fuer-eur|archive-date=12 October 2014|language=de|url-status=live}}</ref> This technical trouble has diminished  and so has the usage of this term.

'''Abbreviations:''' EUR. TEUR for thousand Euros and MEUR for a million Euros are often used in financial documents. Numbers are given with a comma as decimal separator.