aeternum

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ae̯ˈtɛr.nũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eˈt̪ɛr.num]

Etymology 1

Inflected form of aeternus.

Adjective

aeternum

1. inflection of aeternus:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. masculine accusative singular

Etymology 2

Adverbial accusative of aeternus (“everlasting”).

Adverb

aeternum (not comparable)

1. eternally, always, perpetually, constantly
   • c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, Metamorphoses 1.1:

     Hymettos Attica et Isthmos Ephyraea et Taenaros Spartiaca, glebae felices aeternum libris felicioribus conditae

     The Attic Hymettus, the Corinthian Isthmus, and Spartan Taenarus; all fortunate lands forever immortalized by more fortunate books

References

• “aeternum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers