sestertium
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin sēstertium.
Noun
editsestertium (plural sestertia)
- (historical) A money of account equal to 1000 sestertii.
Latin
editNoun
editsēstertium n (genitive sēstertiī or sēstertī); second declension
- Alternative form of sēstertius
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | sēstertium | sēstertia |
Genitive | sēstertiī sēstertī1 |
sēstertiōrum |
Dative | sēstertiō | sēstertiīs |
Accusative | sēstertium | sēstertia |
Ablative | sēstertiō | sēstertiīs |
Vocative | sēstertium | sēstertia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Noun
editsēstertium
- inflection of sēstertius:
Usage notes
editThe genitive plural sense is only used when meaning hundred thousands of sesterces, and when preceded by a numeral adverb.
References
edit- “sestertium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sestertium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “sestertium”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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