aevum
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin aevum, in the technical sense of Scholastic philosophy.
Noun[edit]
aevum (uncountable)
- (philosophy) the mean between time and eternity; the state of being of the angels and saints in heaven
Synonyms[edit]
- (mean between time and eternity): aeviternity
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital force”) (compare Avestan āyū, Ancient Greek αἰές, Modern German nie, je).
Noun[edit]
aevum (genitive aevī); n, second declension
- time, eternity
- lifetime, age, generation
- (Medieval Latin, philosophy) aevum, the mean between time and eternity, aeviternity
- accusative singular of aevum
- vocative singular of aevum
Inflection[edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aevum | aeva |
| genitive | aevī | aevōrum |
| dative | aevō | aevīs |
| accusative | aevum | aeva |
| ablative | aevō | aevīs |
| vocative | aevum | aeva |
