denarius
pronunciation
How to pronounce denarius in British English:
UK [dɪ'neərɪəs]
How to pronounce denarius in American English:
US [dɪ'nerɪrs]
Word Origin
- denarius (n.)
- ancient Roman silver coin, 1570s, from Latin denarius, noun use of adjective meaning "containing ten," and short for denarius nummus "the coin containing ten (aces)," from deni- "by tens," from decem "ten" (see ten).
Example
- 1. Bring me a denarius that I may look at it .
- 2. And they brought him a denarius .
- 3. The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius .
- 4. 9 Show me the coin for the tribute . And they brought to him a denarius .
- 5. And when the first ones came , they supposed that they would receive more . And they themselves also received each a denarius .