dupondius
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin dupondius, literally "two-pounder".
Noun edit
dupondius (plural dupondii)
- (historical) A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, equal to two asses.
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
duo (“two”) + pondus (“pound (of weight)”) + -ius
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /duˈpon.di.us/, [d̪ʊˈpɔn̪d̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /duˈpon.di.us/, [d̪uˈpɔn̪d̪ius]
Noun edit
dupondius m (genitive dupondiī or dupondī); second declension
Declension edit
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 edit
- “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