sestertium

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English

Etymology

From Latin sēstertium.

Noun

sestertium (plural sestertia)

  1. (historical) A money of account equal to 1000 sestertii.

Latin

Noun

sēstertium n (genitive sēstertiī or sēstertī); second declension

  1. alternative form of sēstertius

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative sēstertium sēstertia
genitive sēstertiī
sēstertī1 		sēstertiōrum
dative sēstertiō sēstertiīs
accusative sēstertium sēstertia
ablative sēstertiō sēstertiīs
vocative sēstertium sēstertia

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

Noun

sēstertium

  1. inflection of sēstertius:
    1. accusative singular
    2. 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
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