aes

ae-s lat. ‘Erz, Kupfer, Geld’

Aus uital. *aos, früh *ajos, aus uig. *h₂éyos 'ein Metall, Kupfer, Bronze'.

Cognate with English ore.

Substantiv aes n (Genitiv aeris); dritte Deklination

1. Geld, Bezahlung, Gebühr, Fahrpreis
2. Kupfer, Bronze, Messing
   • alicuius ex aere imago ― die Bronzestatue von jemandem
3. Zahlung, Schuld

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ae̯s/, [äe̯s̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /es/, [ɛs]

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aes	aera
Genitive	aeris	aerum
Dative	aerī	aeribus
Accusative	aes	aera
Ablative	aere	aeribus
Vocative	aes	aera

Synonyms

• (copper, bronze): aerāmen
• (copper): cuprum