aeternus

Latin

Etymology

For older aeviternum, from aevum, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital energy”). Equivalent to aetās +‎ -rnus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯ˈter.nus/, [ae̯ˈtɛr.nʊs]

Adjective

aeternus (feminine aeterna, neuter aeternum); first/second declension

  1. permanent, lasting, perpetual
  2. eternal, endless
  3. immortal

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative aeternus aeterna aeternum aeternī aeternae aeterna
genitive aeternī aeternae aeternī aeternōrum aeternārum aeternōrum
dative aeternō aeternō aeternīs
accusative aeternum aeternam aeternum aeternōs aeternās aeterna
ablative aeternō aeternā aeternō aeternīs
vocative aeterne aeterna aeternum aeternī aeternae aeterna

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • aeternus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aeternus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aeternus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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