aes alienum

See also: æs alienum

Latin

Etymology

Literally, “another’s money”.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ae̯s a.liˈeː.num/, [äe̯s̠ älʲiˈeːnʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /es a.liˈe.num/, [ɛs äliˈɛːnum]

Noun

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

References

“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)

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