aes alienum
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See also: æs alienum
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “another’s money”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯s a.liˈeː.num/, [äe̯s̠ älʲiˈeːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /es a.liˈe.num/, [ɛs äliˈɛːnum]
Noun[edit]
aes aliēnum n (genitive aeris aliēnī); third declension
- borrowed money, debt
- 44 BCE, Cicero, De Officiis 2.84:
- Quam ob rem ne sit aes alienum, quod rei publicae noceat, providendum est
- We should take care, therefore, that there is no debt that would endanger the common welfare
- Quam ob rem ne sit aes alienum, quod rei publicae noceat, providendum est
References[edit]
- “aes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aes alienum” on page 71/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)