pecunia

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Etymology [edit]

From pecu (cattle), from Proto-Indo-European *pek'us, from Proto-Indo-European *pek'- (pluck out (hair, wool)). Cognate with Italian pecora, Germanic fehu, Old English feoh, English fee, German Vieh, Viech.

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Noun [edit]

pecūnia (genitive pecūniae); f, first declension

  1. money
    Si pecuniam haberem, panem emerem.
    If I had money, I would buy bread.
  2. wealth

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative pecūnia pecūniae
genitive pecūniae pecūniārum
dative pecūniae pecūniīs
accusative pecūniam pecūniās
ablative pecūniā pecūniīs
vocative pecūnia pecūniae

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