aerarium
Latin
Etymology
From aes (“bronze, money”) + -ārium (“place for”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯ˈraː.ri.um/, [ae̯ˈraː.ri.ũ]
Noun
aerārium n (genitive aerāriī); second declension
- treasury
- (specifically) The place in the Temple of Saturn at Rome, where the public treasure was kept.
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aerārium | aerāria |
| Genitive | aerāriī | aerāriōrum |
| Dative | aerāriō | aerāriīs |
| Accusative | aerārium | aerāria |
| Ablative | aerāriō | aerāriīs |
| Vocative | aerārium | aerāria |
Related terms
- aēneātor
- aēneolus
- aēneus
- aēnipēs
- aēnus
- aerāmen
- aerāmentum
- aerāria
- aerārius
- aereus
- aerifer
- aerificē
- aeripēs
- aerisonus
- aerōsus
- aerūca
- aerūginō
- aerūginōsus
- aerūgō
- aes
Descendants
- Italian: erario
- Portuguese: erário
References
- aerarium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aerarium in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aerarium in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin