diuturnus

Latin

Etymology

diu (comparative stem: diut-) +‎ -urnus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /di.uːˈtur.nus/, [d̪iuːˈt̪ʊrnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /di.uˈtur.nus/, [d̪iuˈt̪urnus]

Adjective

diūturnus (feminine diūturna, neuter diūturnum, comparative diūturnior); first/second-declension adjective

1. long-lasting
   • Quintus Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni; VIII, 8, 11

     Non est diuturna possessio in quam gladio ducimus; beneficiorum gratia sempiterna est.

     That possession which we gain by the sword is not lasting; gratitude for benefits is eternal.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	diūturnus	diūturna	diūturnum		diūturnī	diūturnae	diūturna
Genitive	diūturnī	diūturnae	diūturnī		diūturnōrum	diūturnārum	diūturnōrum
Dative	diūturnō		diūturnō		diūturnīs
Accusative	diūturnum	diūturnam	diūturnum		diūturnōs	diūturnās	diūturna
Ablative	diūturnō	diūturnā	diūturnō		diūturnīs
Vocative	diūturne	diūturna	diūturnum		diūturnī	diūturnae	diūturna

References

• “diuturnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “diuturnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• diuturnus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• diuturnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• diuturnus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016