νόμισμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from νομίζω (nomízō) +‎ -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

νόμῐσμᾰ • (nómisma) n (genitive νομῐ́σμᾰτος); third declension

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

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 • (nómisma) n (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

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

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

Further reading

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