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denarius

/dɪˈnɑːɹɪəs/

Meanings
  • a unit of money used in ancient Rome

    - "Example 1: I have saved enough denarii to buy a new toga."
    - "Example 2: In exchange for his services, the painter requested to be paid in denarii."
    - "Example 3: The vendor selling fruits at the market accepted payment in denarii."
    - "Example 4: According to ancient Roman records, a laborer was paid an average daily wage of approximately twenty denarii."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with denarius
denarius , caesarus , arenaeus , senarius , peregrinus , penultimus , ultimus , primum , secundus , tertius , quartus , quintus , sextus , septimus , octavus , nonus , decimus
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. denarius (la) : a Roman coin worth one denarius

  2. denarius (en) : a unit of money used in ancient Rome

  3. denarius (it) : a coin worth ten asses in ancient Rome

  4. denarius (fr) : a coin used as a unit of money in ancient Rome

  5. denarius (de) : eine alte römische Münze mit dem Wert von einem Denarius

  6. denarius (es) : una moneda romana antigua con un valor de un denarius

  7. denarius (nl) : een oude Romeinse munt met een waarde van een denarius

  8. denarius (pt) : um antigo moeda romana com um valor de um denário

  9. denarius (ru) : античная римская монета с номиналом в один денарий

  10. denarius (cz) : stará římská mince s hodnotou jednoho denariu

  11. denarius (pl) : stara rzymska moneta o nominale jednego denariu

  12. denarius (hu) : római rézpénz, mely egy denarius értékű volt

  13. denarius (sk) : stará římská mince s hodnotou jednoho denariu

  14. denarius (ro) : moneta veche de la Roma antica, cu o nominal de un denarius


Variants
List of all variants of denarius that leads to same result
denarii , denarius
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The denarius was the standard unit of money in ancient Rome. Its name is derived from the Latin word 'denarius', which means 'belonging to the tenth'. The denarius was originally introduced as a silver coin worth ten asses (another Roman coin). Over time, the denarius came to serve as the primary means of exchange in the Roman economy.


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