eterno

See also: eternò and Eterno

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈterno/

Noun

eterno (accusative singular eternon, plural eternoj, accusative plural eternojn)

1. eternity

   Synonym: eterneco

Related terms

• eterna
• eterne

 

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aeternus.

Adjective

eterno (feminine eterna, masculine plural eternos, feminine plural eternas)

1. eternal

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈtɛr.no/, [eˈt̪ɛr̺n̺o]
• Rhymes: -ɛrno
• Hyphenation: e‧tèr‧no

Etymology 1

First attested 14th century. From Latin aeternus, from an earlier form aeviternus, derived from aevum (“time; age”).

Alternative forms

• etterno (archaic)

Adjective

1. eternal, everlasting

   Synonym: (archaic, poetic) eternale

   • 1516, Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando Furioso [Raging Roland]‎^[1], Venice: Printed by Gabriel Giolito, published 1551, Canto 42, page 195:

     Piena d’un foco eterno è quella mazza, ¶ Che ſenza conſumarſi ogn’hora auampa; ¶ Ne per buon ſcudo o tempra di corazza ¶ O per groſſezza d’elmo ſe ne ſcampa.

     That mace is filled with an eternal fire, always burning without ever dying out; and no good shield, or tempered armour, or thick helm is enough to escape it.

   • 1799, Vittorio Alfieri, “Proemio”, in Misogallo [The French-Hater]‎^[2], London, page 51, lines 1–4:

     Odio all’emula Roma acerbo eterno ¶ Giurava il forte Annibale su l’ara: ¶ Nè a vuoto usciva la minaccia amara, ¶ Che gli era anzi di Gloria eccelso perno.

     Harsh, eternal hatred to the rival Rome swore Hannibal the strong upon the altar; and the bitter threat was not in vain, but instead was paramount crux of glory to him.

   • 1803, Ugo Foscolo, “Alla sera [To the Evening]”, in Sonetti [Sonnets]‎^[3], collected in Opere scelte di Ugo Foscolo, vol. 2, Florence, published 1835, page 116:

     Vagar mi fai co’ miei pensier su l’orme ¶ Che vanno al nulla eterno; e intanto fugge ¶ Questo reo tempo, e van con lui le torme ¶ Delle cure, onde meco egli si strugge

     You make me wander with my thoughts, on footprints leading to eternal nothingness; meanwhile, this guilty time passes, and with him the crowds of worries that make him struggle along with me

Noun

eterno m (countable and uncountable, plural eterni)

1. eternity

Derived terms

• eternamente

Related terms

• eternale
• eternare
• eternità

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

eterno

1. first-person singular present indicative of eternare

Anagrams

• tenero, tenore

References

• eterno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aeternus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital energy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ˈtɛɾ.nu/
• IPA^(key): /eˈtɛɾnu/, /eˈtɛɹnu/
• Hyphenation: e‧ter‧no

Adjective

1. eternal

Related terms

• eternamente
• eternidade
• eternizar

 

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aeternus.

Adjective

eterno (feminine eterna, masculine plural eternos, feminine plural eternas)

1. eternal

Related terms

• edad
• eternal
• eternamente
• eternidad
• eternizar