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Webster 1913 Edition


Denarius


De-na′ri-us

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Denarii
(#)
.
[L. See 2d
Denier
.]
A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the “penny” of the New Testament; – so called from being worth originally ten of the pieces called
as
.

Definition 2024


denarius

denarius

English

Noun

denarius (plural denarii or denariuses)

  1. A small silver coin issued during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces.

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Latin

Etymology

From dēnī (ten each) + -ārius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deː.ˈnaː.rɪ.ʊs/

Adjective

dēnārius m (feminine dēnāria, neuter dēnārium); first/second declension

  1. Containing or consisting of ten things
  2. denary

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative dēnārius dēnāria dēnārium dēnāriī dēnāriae dēnāria
genitive dēnāriī dēnāriae dēnāriī dēnāriōrum dēnāriārum dēnāriōrum
dative dēnāriō dēnāriō dēnāriīs
accusative dēnārium dēnāriam dēnārium dēnāriōs dēnāriās dēnāria
ablative dēnāriō dēnāriā dēnāriō dēnāriīs
vocative dēnārie dēnāria dēnārium dēnāriī dēnāriae dēnāria

Noun

dēnārius m (genitive dēnārii); second declension

  1. denarius (due to a single coin's value of 10 asses each)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative dēnārius dēnāriī
genitive dēnāriī dēnāriōrum
dative dēnāriō dēnāriīs
accusative dēnārium dēnāriōs
ablative dēnāriō dēnāriīs
vocative dēnārie dēnāriī

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