noun · masculinesecond declension
nummulus
nummulus m (genitive nummulī)
Classical[ˈnʊm.mʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈnum.mu.lus]
Meaning
- masculinemoney
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nummulus | nummulī |
| genitive | nummulī | nummulōrum |
| dative | nummulō | nummulīs |
| accusative | nummulum | nummulōs |
| ablative | nummulō | nummulīs |
| vocative | nummule | nummulī |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- nummulis acceptis (Att. 1. 16. 6)
- for a trifle, a beggarly pittance.
nummŭlus (nūm-), i, m. dim. nummus,
I. some money, money:
nummulis acceptis, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 6: nummulorum aliquid, id. ib. 1, 19, 9: nihil aliud curant, nisi agros, nisi villulas, nisi nummulos suos, id. ib. 8, 13, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nummulus (not nūmu-), ī, m dim.
nummus, a bit of money, coin : illis aliquid nummulorum dare: nummulis acceptis, for filthy lucre .
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin nummulus From nummus (“piece of money”) + -ulus (diminutive suffix).