English → Latin
“farthing” in Latin
terū̆nciusa bronze coin valued at three unciae or one-quarter of an as, a “farthing”; a fourth part, a quarternummusa coin, piece of money
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
farthing
teruncius (the fourth part of an as): as (a whole as): nummus (coin, a small coin; general term for a trifle in money). I cannot bate a farthing, nummus abesse hinc non potest: to pay anything to the last farthing, ad assem solvere: to repay one the expenses to the last farthing, ad assem alicui impensum reddere: it is right to a farthing, ad nummum convenit: we do not put anybody to a farthing’s expense, nullus teruncius insumitur in quemquam (Vid: Cic., Att., 5, 17, 2): I hope not to put the province to a farthing’s expense during the whole year of my administration, spero toto anno imperii nostri teruncium sumtus in provincia nullum fore (ib., 5, 20, 6): not to have a farthing in one’s pocket, *ne nummum quidem unum in numerate habere: not to value at a farthing, non assis, ne teruncii quidem facere: non unius assis aestimare: not to be worth a farthing, nihili esse: a man for whom nobody cares a farthing, non semissis homo (Vatin. ap. Cic., Fam., 5, 10, 1); homo non quisquiliae (Nov. ap. Fest., p. 218, Lindem.): not to care a farthing for anything, aliquid flocci non facere; non hujus facere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for farthing?
- The usual Latin words for “farthing” are terū̆ncius, nummus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.