mancus
English
Noun
mancus (plural mancuses)
- (historical) A gold coin used in medieval Europe.
- (historical) An equivalent unit of monetary account.
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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mh₂n-ko- (“maimed in the hand”), from *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én- (“hand”). Cognates include manus and Old Norse mund (“hand”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈman.kus/, [ˈmaŋ.kʊs]
Adjective
mancus (feminine manca, neuter mancum); first/second declension
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | mancus | manca | mancum | mancī | mancae | manca | |
| genitive | mancī | mancae | mancī | mancōrum | mancārum | mancōrum | |
| dative | mancō | mancō | mancīs | ||||
| accusative | mancum | mancam | mancum | mancōs | mancās | manca | |
| ablative | mancō | mancā | mancō | mancīs | |||
| vocative | mance | manca | mancum | mancī | mancae | manca | |
Descendants
References
- mancus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mancus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mancus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- mancus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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