sempiternel

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin sempiternālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃.pi.tɛʁ.nɛl/

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Adjective

sempiternel (feminine sempiternelle, masculine plural sempiternels, feminine plural sempiternelles)

1. (derogatory) sempiternal, constant, neverending, everlasting

Usage notes

• The word usually implies that this state of things is bad or annoying, and should have already found conclusion.

Derived terms

• sempiternellement

See also

• éternel

Further reading

• “sempiternel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sempiternel.

Adjective

sempiternel m or n (feminine singular sempiternelă, masculine plural sempiterneli, feminine and neuter plural sempiternele)

1. sempiternal

Declension

Declension of sempiternel

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	sempiternel		sempiternelă	sempiterneli	sempiternele
	definite	sempiternelul		sempiternela	sempiternelii	sempiternelele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	sempiternel		sempiternele	sempiterneli	sempiternele
	definite	sempiternelului		sempiternelei	sempiternelilor	sempiternelelor