LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

aera

aera f (genitive aerae)
Classical[ˈae̯.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.ra]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfeminineera or epoch from which time is measured

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaeraaerae
genitiveaeraeaerārum
dativeaeraeaerīs
accusativeaeramaerās
ablativeaerāaerīs
vocativeaeraaerae

aera, ae, f. [from aera,
I. counters; v. aes, 2. E., later Lat.
I. In math., a given number, according to which a reckoning or calculation is to be made, Vitruvius (Vetrubius) Rufus ap. Salmas. Exercc. I. p. 483.—
II. Anitem of an account (for the class. aera, plur. of aes, Ruf. Fest. in Breviar. init. The passage of Lucil. cited by Non. 2, 42, aera perversa, is also prob. plur.).—
III. An era or epoch from which time is reckoned, Isid. Orig. 5, 36; cf. Inscr. Orell. II. p. 374.

Origins

Post-classical; probably from a special use of aera (“counters”), plural of aes (“piece of metal, money, brass”).

Descendants
  • Catalanera
  • Englishera
  • Frenchère
  • GermanÄra
  • Italianera
  • Portugueseera
  • Romanianeră
  • Spanishera
  • Asturianera
  • Czechéra

Quick answers

What does aera mean in Latin?
aera, a noun, means “era or epoch from which time is measured”.
What is the genitive of aera?
The genitive singular is aerae. aera is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce aera?
In classical Latin, [ˈae̯.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.ra].