sempiterno

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sempiternus, derived from semper (“always”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sem.piˈtɛr.no/
• Rhymes: -ɛrno
• Hyphenation: sem‧pi‧tèr‧no

Adjective

sempiterno (feminine sempiterna, masculine plural sempiterni, feminine plural sempiterne)

1. (literary) sempiternal, eternal, everlasting

Derived terms

• in sempiterno
• sempiternamente

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• premoniste, sperimento, sperimentò, stemperino

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sɛm.pɪˈtɛr.noː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [sem.piˈtɛr.no]

Adjective

sempiternō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sempiternus

References

• “sempiterno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “sempiterno”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sempiternus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.piˈtɛʁ.nu/ [sẽ.piˈtɛɦ.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.piˈtɛʁ.nu/ [sẽ.piˈtɛɦ.nu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /sẽ.piˈtɛɾ.nu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /sẽ.piˈtɛʁ.nu/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /sẽ.piˈtɛɻ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.piˈtɛʁ.no/ [sẽ.piˈtɛɦ.no]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽ.piˈtɛɾ.nu/

• Hyphenation: sem‧pi‧ter‧no

Adjective

sempiterno (feminine sempiterna, masculine plural sempiternos, feminine plural sempiternas)

1. sempiternal, everlasting

Further reading

• “sempiterno”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sempiterno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sempiternus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sempiˈteɾno/ [sẽm.piˈt̪eɾ.no]
• Rhymes: -eɾno
• Syllabification: sem‧pi‧ter‧no

Adjective

sempiterno (feminine sempiterna, masculine plural sempiternos, feminine plural sempiternas)

1. sempiternal

Further reading

• “sempiterno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025