"nummus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈnʊm.mʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈnum.mus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Doric Greek νοῦμμος (noûmmos), a cognate of Attic Greek νόμος (nómos). Compare with numerus, from the same root. Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc-dor|νοῦμμος}} Doric Greek νοῦμμος (noûmmos), {{m+|grc-att|νόμος}} Attic Greek νόμος (nómos) Head templates: {{la-noun|nummus<2>}} nummus m (genitive nummī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|nummus<2.genplum>}} Forms: nummī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], nummus [nominative, singular], nummī [nominative, plural], nummī [genitive, singular], nummōrum [genitive, plural], nummum [genitive, plural], nummō [dative, singular], nummīs [dative, plural], nummum [accusative, singular], nummōs [accusative, plural], nummō [ablative, singular], nummīs [ablative, plural], numme [singular, vocative], nummī [plural, vocative], nūmus [alternative]
  1. a coin, piece of money Tags: declension-2, masculine Derived forms: nummārius, nummātus, nummī adulterīnī, nummulāriolus, nummulārius, nummulus

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "source": "declension",
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        },
        {
          "word": "nummī adulterīnī"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
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      "word": "nummī adulterīnī"
    },
    {
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    {
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "numme",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nummī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "nūmus",
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    }
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        "Latin second declension nouns",
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        "Latin terms derived from Doric Greek",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
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      ],
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  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈnum.mus]",
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    }
  ],
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}

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