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

  1. treasury
  2. (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
  • aerifer
  • aerificē
  • aeripēs
  • aerisonus
  • aerōsus

Descendants

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
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