numisma
English
Etymology
From Late Latin numisma, numismatis (“coin”), variant of Latin nomisma. A transliteration of Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma), for current money, coin, usage, lit. "what has been sanctioned by custom or use," from νομίζειν (nomízein), to use customarily, itself from νόμος (nómos). Related to French numismatique. See numismatic and nomisma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /njuː.ˈmɪz.mə/
Noun
numisma (plural numismata)
- In modern usage, money or currency; rarely, coinage, especially as a means to control a monetary system (i.e., as coinage can mean a monetary system). Archaically, a byzant (specific gold coin). In ancient use, the current coin of a state.
Usage notes
See numismatic and nomisma.
Related terms
See numismatics, and other derived and related terms there.
See also
Anagrams
Interlingua
Etymology
See etymology subsection under English.
Noun
numisma (plural numismas)
Latin
Noun
numisma n (genitive numismatis); third declension
- Alternative form of nomisma
Inflection
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | numisma | numismata |
| genitive | numismatis | numismatum |
| dative | numismatī | numismatibus |
| accusative | numisma | numismata |
| ablative | numismate | numismatibus |
| vocative | numisma | numismata |
Descendants
- Portuguese: numisma
References
- numisma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- numisma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- numisma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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