altrui
others'
determiner ahl-TROO-ee Less Common
Origin: from Latin alteri, 'to another'
Also means
of others
Usage Note
Altrui is invariable and means 'belonging to others', as in la roba altrui ('other people's stuff'). It usually follows the noun and never changes for gender or number; it appears in the moral phrase non desiderare la roba altrui.
Examples
"Non toccare le cose altrui."
Natural Translation
Don't touch other people's things.
Literal Translation
Not touch the things others'.

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