dupondius

English

Etymology

Latin dupondius, literally "two-pounder".

Noun

dupondius (plural dupondii)

1. (historical) A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, equal to two asses.

Latin

Alternative forms

• dipondius, dupundius

Etymology

duo (“two”) +‎ pondus (“pound (of weight)”) +‎ -ius

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /duˈpon.di.us/, [d̪ʊˈpɔn̪d̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /duˈpon.di.us/, [d̪uˈpɔn̪d̪ius]

Noun

dupondius m (genitive dupondiī or dupondī); second declension

1. dupondius

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dupondius	dupondiī
Genitive	dupondiī dupondī1	dupondiōrum
Dative	dupondiō	dupondiīs
Accusative	dupondium	dupondiōs
Ablative	dupondiō	dupondiīs
Vocative	dupondie	dupondiī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• “dupondius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “dupondius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• dupondius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “dupondius”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “dupondius”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin