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Dictionary entries

  • denarius, denaria, denarium:

    Adjective · 1st declension

    Frequency:
    Common
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
    Field:
    Government

    = containing/related to the number ten; worth a denarius (Roman silver coin);

    Entry →
    nom. sg. (m.)
  • denarius, denarii:

    Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension

    Frequency:
    Frequent
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
    Field:
    Government

    = denarius (silver coin=10/16/18 asses); (~ aureus=25 silver ~); drachma weight;

    Entry →
    nom. sg.

Examples

  • Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    Liber IX

    Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    "...dedit ante meo, hanc volo quam redimit totam denarius alter, hanc volo quae pariter sufficit una tribus. poscentem..."
  • Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    Liber II

    Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)

    "...Lesbia, sumis aquam. Vnus saepe tibi tota denarius arca cum sit et hic culo tritior, Hylle..."
  • L

    Libri XI-XIII

    Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM

    "...pecuniam inspurcavit? quae sic in quosdam homines quomodo denarius in cloacam cadit. Virtus super ista consistit; suo aere..."
  • P

    Liber I

    Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES

    "...sedecim annis, de praemiis finitae militiae, ut denarius diurnum stipendium foret, ne veterani sub vexillo haberentur..."

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