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noun · masculinesecond declension

dupondius

dupondius m (genitive dupondiī or dupondī)
Classical[dʊˈpɔn.di.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[duˈpɔn.di.us]

Meaning

  1. masculinedupondius

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedupondiusdupondiī
dipondiī
genitivedupondiī
dupondī, dipondī, dipondiī		dupondiōrum
dipondiōrum
dativedupondiō
dipondiō		dupondiīs
dipondiīs
accusativedupondium
dipondium		dupondiōs
dipondiōs
ablativedupondiō
dipondiō		dupondiīs
dipondiīs
vocativedupondie
dipondie		dupondiī
dipondiī

dū^pondĭus, ii, m., or dŭpondĭum, ii (cf. Varr. L. L. 9, 49, § 81; also, dĭpon-dĭum, Gromat. Vet. p. 28, 14; p. 167, 11), n. duo-pondus,
I. the sum of two asses.
I. As a coin, Varr. L. L. 5, § 169; 9, § 81 Müll.; Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 42; Cic. Quint. 16, 53; Petr. 14, 3 al.—
B. Transf., need, want, Petr. 58, 13.—
II. As a measure, two feet, Col. 3, 13, 5; 3, 15, 2 et saep.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Italic*duō
  3. Latindupondius

Proto-Italic *pondos Latin pondus Latin -ius Latin dupondius From duo (“two”) + pondus (“pound (of weight)”) + -ius.

In English words that came into English from dupondius

  • dupondiusdupondius

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesDupondiusDupondius or DUPONDIUM, a coin of two asses, struck after the reduction of the weight of the as. [AS] It was in use under the empire, when it was the …

Quick answers

What does dupondius mean in Latin?
dupondius, a noun, means “dupondius”.
What is the genitive of dupondius?
The genitive singular is dupondiī. dupondius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce dupondius?
In classical Latin, [dʊˈpɔn.di.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [duˈpɔn.di.us].
Where does dupondius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ → Proto-Italic *duō → Latin dupondius.