nummulus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From nummus (“piece of money”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnum.mu.lus/, [ˈnʊmːʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnum.mu.lus/, [ˈnumːulus]
Noun edit
nummulus m (genitive nummulī); second declension
- (small amount of) money
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nummulus | nummulī |
| Genitive | nummulī | nummulōrum |
| Dative | nummulō | nummulīs |
| Accusative | nummulum | nummulōs |
| Ablative | nummulō | nummulīs |
| Vocative | nummule | nummulī |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “nummulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nummulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nummulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- for a trifle, a beggarly pittance: nummulis acceptis (Att. 1. 16. 6)
- for a trifle, a beggarly pittance: nummulis acceptis (Att. 1. 16. 6)