sestércio
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin sēstertius.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sesˈtɛʁ.si.u/ [sesˈtɛh.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sesˈtɛʁ.sju/ [sesˈtɛh.sju]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /sesˈtɛɾ.si.u/ [sesˈtɛɾ.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sesˈtɛɾ.sju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /seʃˈtɛʁ.si.u/ [seʃˈtɛχ.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /seʃˈtɛʁ.sju/ [seʃˈtɛχ.sju]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /sesˈtɛɻ.si.u/ [sesˈtɛɻ.sɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /sesˈtɛɻ.sju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sesˈtɛʁ.si.o/ [sesˈtɛh.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /sesˈtɛʁ.sjo/ [sesˈtɛh.sjo]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨʃˈtɛɾ.sju/
- Hyphenation: ses‧tér‧ci‧o
Noun
sestércio m (plural sestércios)
- sestertius (Roman coin)
Further reading
- “sestércio”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “sestércio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026