numisma
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin numisma, numismatis (“coin”), variant of Latin nomisma. A transliteration of Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma), for current money, coin, usage, lit. "what has been sanctioned by custom or use," from νομίζειν (nomízein), to use customarily, itself from νόμος (nómos). Related to French numismatique. See numismatic and nomisma.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
numisma (plural numismata)
- In modern usage, money or currency; rarely, coinage, especially as a means to control a monetary system (i.e., as coinage can mean a monetary system). Archaically, a byzant (specific gold coin). In ancient use, the current coin of a state.
Usage notes[edit]
See numismatic and nomisma.
Related terms[edit]
See numismatics, and other derived and related terms there.
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Interlingua[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See etymology subsection under English.
Noun[edit]
numisma (plural numismas)
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
numisma n (genitive numismatis); third declension
- Alternative form of nomisma
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | numisma | numismata |
Genitive | numismatis | numismatum |
Dative | numismatī | numismatibus |
Accusative | numisma | numismata |
Ablative | numismate | numismatibus |
Vocative | numisma | numismata |
Descendants[edit]
- Portuguese: numisma
References[edit]
- numisma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- numisma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- numisma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
numisma f (plural numismas)
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