monetarius

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Latin

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Etymology

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From monēta (mint, money) +‎ -ārius (-ary: forming adjectives), from the presence of the Roman mint at the Templum Iunonis Monetae (Temple of Juno Moneta) from 273 BC to AD 84, q.v.

Adjective

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monētārius (feminine monētāria, neuter monētārium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Of or related to mints or minting.
  2. (Late Latin) Monetary, of or related to money, particularly coinage.

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Noun

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monētārius m (genitive monētāriī or monētārī); second declension

  1. (Medieval Latin, historical) Moneyer, the operator of a mint.

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

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

Alternative forms

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References

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