pronoun greek

drachma

fem. like Alcumena · neut. Aesculapius · gender feminine

(old form, , , Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 23; Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 40), ae (

gen plur. drachmūm, Varr. L. L. 9, § 85 Müll.; usually drachmarum, Ter. Heaut.… •

gen plur. drachmūm, Varr. L. L. 9, § 85 Müll.; usually drachmarum, Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 40; Cic. Fl. 19, 43), f., = δραχμή.

A small Greek coin; a drachma; drachm

A small Greek coin, a drachma or drachm, of about the same value as the Roman denarius, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 52; Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 84 sq.; Ter. And. 2, 6, 20; Cic. Fam. 2, 17; id. Fl. 15, 34; Hor. S. 2, 7, 43 et saep.—

a weight; the eighth part of an; the half of a

As a weight, the eighth part of an uncia, the half of a sicilicus, about the same as our drachm, Plin. 21, 34, 109, § 185; Rhem. Fann. de Pond. 17 sq.

Perseus ID: n14773 Key: drachma