Sesterz

German

Alternative forms

• Sesterze f

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sestertius.

Noun

Sesterz m (strong or weak, genitive Sesterzes or (rare) Sesterzen, plural Sesterze or (rare) Sesterzen)

1. (numismatics) sestertius (Roman coin)

Usage notes

• Mostly masculine, but sometimes (particularly before the 20th century) feminine or neuter.

Declension

Declension of Sesterz [masculine, strong // weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sesterz	die	Sesterze, Sesterzen1
genitive	eines	des	Sesterzes, Sesterzen1	der	Sesterze, Sesterzen1
dative	einem	dem	Sesterz, Sesterze2, Sesterzen1	den	Sesterzen
accusative	einen	den	Sesterz, Sesterzen1	die	Sesterze, Sesterzen1

¹Rare.
²Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Sesterz” in Duden online
• “Sesterz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache