LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

statēra

statēra f (genitive statērae)

Meaning

  1. steelyard, balance, scales
  2. value
  3. grade

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestatērastatērae
genitivestatēraestatērārum
dativestatēraestatērīs
accusativestatēramstatērās
ablativestatērāstatērīs
vocativestatērastatērae

stătēra, ae, f. perhaps kindred with στάθμη, a rule,
I. a steelyard; also, a balance (syn.: libra, trutina).
I. Lit., Vitr. 10, 8; Petr. 35; Suet. Vesp. 25; Plin. 31, 3, 23, § 38; Stat. S. 4, 9, 46: auraria, a goldsmith's scales, Varr. ap. Non. 455, 20; called also aurificis, Cic. de Or. 2, 38, 159.—
B. Transf., of any thing of a similar shape. *
1. The pole-bar of a chariot, Stat. S. 4, 3, 35.—*
2. A kind of platter, so called from its resemblance to the scale of a steelyard or balance, Nep. ap. Plin. 33, 11, 52, § 146.— *
II. Trop., the value of a thing, Plin. 12, 26, 57, § 127.

Origins

From Ancient Greek στατήρ (statḗr), from ἵστημι (hístēmi).

Descendants
  • Italianstadera
  • Frenchstatère
  • Spanishestatera
  • Dalmatianstataira
  • Ladinstadiera

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesStateraStatera a steelyard. This seems to have been an invention of Italy: according to Isidore (Orig. 16.24), it was first used in Campania, and was called …

Quick answers

What does statēra mean in Latin?
statēra, a noun, means “steelyard, balance, scales; value; grade”.
What is the genitive of statēra?
The genitive singular is statērae. statēra is feminine, first declension.