σιτώνιον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σῑτώνης (sītṓnēs, public buyer of corn) +‎ -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σῑτώνῐον (sītṓnĭonn (genitive σῑτωνῐ́ου); second declension

  1. public granary, storehouse or wheat-fund
  2. money for the purchase of corn, as part of a soldier's pay
  3. (economics) name of a tax, probably levied to provide corn money

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