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quinarius

/kwɪˈnɛɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quinar-ius
IPA
/kwɪˈnɛɹi.əs/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small silver coin minted during the Roman Republic, equal to half of a denarius.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin quīnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin quinariusbor. English quinarius Borrowed from Latin quinarius.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kwɪˈnɛɹi.əs/
  • British English: /kwɪˈnɛəɹi.əs/

Inflected Forms

quinarii (plural)

Rhymes With

various hilarious precarious aquarius nefarious vicarious calcareous stradivarius multifarious belisarius carious sicarius

Questions

How do you pronounce quinarius?
The recorded pronunciation is /kwɪˈnɛɹi.əs/.
What does quinarius mean?
A small silver coin minted during the Roman Republic, equal to half of a denarius.
Where does quinarius come from?
Etymology tree Latin quīnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin quinariusbor. English quinarius Borrowed from Latin quinarius.

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