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noun · masculinesecond declension

nummulārius

nummulārius m (genitive nummulāriī or nummulārī)
Classical[nʊm.mʊˈɫaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[num.muˈlaː.ri.us]

Meaning

  1. money changer

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenummulāriusnummulāriī
genitivenummulāriī
nummulārī		nummulāriōrum
dativenummulāriōnummulāriīs
accusativenummulāriumnummulāriōs
ablativenummulāriōnummulāriīs
vocativenummulārienummulāriī

nummŭlārĭus (nūm-), a, um, adj. nummulus,
I. of or belonging to moneychanging; as adj. very rare: mensa, Dig. 14, 3, 20.—
II. Subst.: nummŭlārĭus (nūm-), ii, m., a money-changer, moneybroker, mensarius (post-Aug.; cf. argentarius): nummulario, non ex fide versanti pecunias, manus amputavit mensaeque ejus affixit, Suet. Galb. 9; Petr. 56; Dig. 16, 3, 7; Mart. 12, 57, 8.—
B. An officer of the mint who tested the silver before it was coined, Inscr. Orell. 3226; 3227.

Origins

From nummulus + -ārius (“-er”).

Quick answers

What does nummulārius mean in Latin?
nummulārius, a noun, means “money changer”.
What is the genitive of nummulārius?
The genitive singular is nummulāriī. nummulārius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce nummulārius?
In classical Latin, [nʊm.mʊˈɫaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [num.muˈlaː.ri.us].