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English
Etymology
From Latin sēstertium.
Noun
sestertium (plural sestertia)
- (historical) A money of account equal to 1000 sestertii.
Latin
Noun
sēstertium n (genitive sēstertiī or sēstertī); second declension
- Alternative form of sēstertius
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Noun
sēstertium
- inflection of sēstertius:
- accusative singular
- genitive plural
Usage notes
The genitive plural sense is only used when meaning hundred thousands of sesterces, and when preceded by a numeral adverb.
References
- “sestertium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sestertium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “sestertium”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin