νόμισμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from νομίζω (nomízō, to use customarily) +‎ -μα (-ma, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

νόμῐσμᾰ • (nómĭsmăn (genitive νομῐ́σμᾰτος); third declension

  1. that which is sanctioned by usage
    1. custom
    2. an institution
  2. a current coin, money
    Synonym: κέρμᾰ (kérmă)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: νόμισμα n (nómisma)
  • Latin: nomisma

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma, money, the current coin of a state, custom), from νομίζω (nomízō, to hold or own as a custom, usage, to use customarily, practise, to be used to a thing), hence "to make common use of", from νόμος (nómos, anything assigned, a usage, custom, law, ordinance), from νέμω (némō, to keep, to hold, to watch).

Noun

νόμισμα • (nómisman (plural νομίσματα)

  1. a coin
  2. the basic currency of a country
  3. nomisma
  4. money circulating in the form of notes and coin

Declension

Declension of νόμισμα
singular plural
nominative νόμισμα (nómisma) νομίσματα (nomísmata)
genitive νομίσματος (nomísmatos) νομισμάτων (nomismáton)
accusative νόμισμα (nómisma) νομίσματα (nomísmata)
vocative νόμισμα (nómisma) νομίσματα (nomísmata)

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

  • see: χρήμα n (chríma, capital, assets)

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