adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
nummārius
nummārius (feminine nummāria, neuter nummārium)
Classical[nʊmˈmaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[numˈmaː.ri.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalmoney
- adjectivevenal
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nummārius | nummāria | nummārium |
| genitive | nummāriī | nummāriae | nummāriī |
| dative | nummāriō | nummāriae | nummāriō |
| accusative | nummārium | nummāriam | nummārium |
| ablative | nummāriō | nummāriā | nummāriō |
| vocative | nummārie | nummāria | nummārium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nummāriī | nummāriae | nummāria |
| genitive | nummāriōrum | nummāriārum | nummāriōrum |
| dative | nummāriīs | nummāriīs | nummāriīs |
| accusative | nummāriōs | nummāriās | nummāria |
| ablative | nummāriīs | nummāriīs | nummāriīs |
| vocative | nummāriī | nummāriae | nummāria |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- res nummaria or pecuniaria
- finance; money-matters.
- in summa difficultate nummaria versari (Verr. 2. 28. 69)
- to be in severe pecuniary straits.
nummārius (so acc. to the better MSS., others nūmārius), a, um, adj. nummus,
I. of or belonging to money, money-.
I. Lit.:
difficultas nummaria, pecuniary difficulty, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 28, § 69; cf.: difficultas rei nummariae, id. ib. 2, 4, 6, § 11: theca nummaria, a money-box, coffer, id. Att. 4, 7, 2: arca, Nov. ap. Non. 495, 25: res, the coinage, Cic. Off. 3, 20, 86: lex Cornelia nummaria, passed by Sylla against forgery, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 42, § 100: poena, a fine, Dig. 4, 8, 11; Paul. Sent. 5, 6, 9.—II. Transf., bribed with money, venal, mercenary:
judices, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 8; id. Clu. 28, 75: varia judicum genera: nummarii pauci, sed omnes irati, id. ib. 27, 75: judicium, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 57, § 131: interpres pacis, id. Clu. 36, 101: tribunal, Sen. Ben. 1, 9, 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nummārius adj.
nummus, of money, money-, pecuniary : difficultas: theca, money-box : res, the coinage : lex, against forgery.—Bribed, venal, mercenary : iudices: interpres pacis.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin nummārius From nummus (“coin, piece of money”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix).
Descendants
- Italiannummario
- Portuguesenumário