pondus
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English [edit]
Noun [edit]
pondus
- An old English measure of weight, usually of wool, perhaps equal to 3 cloves.
- 1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 208:
- The pondus of wool at Alton Barnes and Stert is three cloves or 21 pounds.
- 1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 4, p. 208:
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Verb [edit]
pondus m pl
- masculine plural past participle of pondre
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From pendō (“to weigh; suspend, hang; pay”).
Noun [edit]
pondus (genitive ponderis); n, third declension
- weight
- weight of a pound
- heaviness, weight of a body
- load, burden
- quantity, number, multitude
- consequence, importance
- (of character) firmness, constancy
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pondus | pondera |
| genitive | ponderis | ponderum |
| dative | ponderī | ponderibus |
| accusative | pondus | pondera |
| ablative | pondere | ponderibus |
| vocative | pondus | pondera |
Synonyms [edit]
- (firmness, constancy): cōnstantia, firmitās, firmitūdō
Related terms [edit]
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