denarius

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪˈnɑːɹɪəs/

Noun

Wikipedia denarius (plural denarii or denariuses)

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

Usage notes

• The usual plural is denarii, but denariuses is also well attested.

Translations

silver coin

• German: Denar (de) m

Anagrams

• Eridanus

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Latin

Pronunciation

• IPA: /deː.ˈnaː.rɪ.ʊs/

Noun

dēnārius (genitive dēnārii); m, second declension

1. denarius

Inflection

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

Descendants

Aragonese: dinero Asturian: dineru Catalan: diner Corsican: dinaru English: denier, denar, dinar, denarius (borrowing)

French: denier Galician: diñeiro Italian: denaro Mirandese: denheiro Old French: denier

Old Portuguese: dĩeiro Portuguese: dinheiro, denário (borrowing) Romansch: denar Slovene: denar Spanish: dinero

References

• denarius in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879