ajeno
Ladino
Etymology
From Old Spanish ageno, from Latin aliēnus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈʒeno/
Adjective
ajeno (Latin spelling, feminine ajena, masculine plural ajenos, feminine plural ajenas)
- foreign, alien
- stranger
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish ageno, from Latin aliēnus, from alius (“other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos. Compare Portuguese alheio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈxeno/ [aˈxe.no]
- Rhymes: -eno
- Syllabification: a‧je‧no
Adjective
ajeno (feminine ajena, masculine plural ajenos, feminine plural ajenas)
- of others, belonging to someone else
- Antonym: propio
- Casa ajena. ― Other people's home/The home of others.
- Sentimientos ajenos. ― Other people's feelings/The feelings of others.
- Conversaciones ajenas ― Other people's conversations/The conversations of others.
- distant, alien, foreign
- Synonym: extraño
- extraneous, external
Quotations
- Entre los individuos como entre las naciones, el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz.
- Among individuals as among nations, the respect for the rights of others is peace.
- (Benito Juárez)
- Respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz
- Respect for the rights of others is peace
- (State seal of Oaxaca)
Derived terms
- ajenidad
- amigo de lo ajeno
- enajenar
- por cuenta ajena
- sacar el ascua con mano ajena
- vergüenza ajena
Related terms
- inalienable
Further reading
- “ajeno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- enoja
- añejo