obolus

Alternative forms

• obol

Obolus also very often referred to as a minor (little) monetary gift, kind of like a tip

Etymology

Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός (obolós), from ὀβελός (obelós). Doublet of pul

Noun

obolus (plural oboli)

1. A silver coin minted in Ancient Greece, valued at a sixth of a drachma.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.bo.lus/, [ˈɔ.bɔ.ɫʊs]

Noun

obolus m (genitive obolī); second declension

1. obolus

References

• obolus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• obolus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• obolus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• obolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• obolus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• obolus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin