aevum

Latin

Alternative forms

• aevom (archaic)
• euum (medieval)

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *aiw- (“vital force”). (cf. Avestan āyū, Ancient Greek αἰές, Modern German nie, je)

Noun

aevum (genitive aevī); n, second declension

1. time, eternity
2. lifetime, age, generation
3. accusative singular of aevum
4. vocative singular of aevum

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	aevum	aeva
genitive	aevī	aevōrum
dative	aevō	aevīs
accusative	aevum	aeva
ablative	aevō	aevīs
vocative	aevum	aeva

Descendants

• English: medieval, mediaeval, coeval
• Italian: evo
• Portuguese: evo
• Romanian: ev
• Spanish: evo