teruncius

English

Etymology

Latin teruncius

Noun

teruncius (plural teruncii)

  1. (historical) An ancient Roman coin worth one quarter of an as.

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Substantivisation of the otherwise-unattested adjective *teruncius (“of three twelfths”) in elliptical use for the phrase nummus teruncius (“a three-twelfths coin”), the adjective deriving from ter (“thrice”) +‎ uncia (“a twelth”) +‎ -us (suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /teˈruːn.ki.us/, [tɛˈruːŋ.ki.ʊs]

Noun

terūncius m (genitive terūnciī or terūncī); second declension

  1. a bronze coin valued at three unciae or one-quarter of an as, a “farthing”
    1. (transferred sense) something of negligible value, a trifle
  2. (of inheritances, in the phrase ex terunciō) a fourth part, a quarter

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative terūncius terūnciī
Genitive terūnciī
terūncī1		 terūnciōrum
Dative terūnciō terūnciīs
Accusative terūncium terūnciōs
Ablative terūnciō terūnciīs
Vocative terūncie terūnciī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • terunciolus (New Latin)

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