nomisma
nomisma · nomismata · nomismas
Money or currencyMoney or currency (modern).
/nə(ʊ)ˈmɪzmə/
Meaning
6 sensesMoney or currency (modern).
Coinage, especially with connotation as a means to control a monetary system (rare).
Current coin of a state (ancient).
(rare)Coinage, a monetary system.
(historical)A byzant.
A stamp, an image on a coin.
Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma), from νομίζω (nomízō, “to use customarily”)Borrowed from Ancient Greek νόμισμα (nómisma), from νομίζω (nomízō, “to use customarily”) + -μα (-ma, “nominal suffix”), from νόμος (nómos, “custom”) + -ίζω (-ízō, denominative verb suffix), from νέμω (némō, “to distribute”) + -ος (-os).
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Forms
plural: nomismata / nomismasLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular