aeterno
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ae̯ˈtɛr.noː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈt̪ɛr.no]
Etymology 1
Verb
aeternō (present infinitive aeternāre, perfect active aeternāvī, supine aeternātum); first conjugation
- (intransitive) to exist over a period of time or indefinitely: to abide, to continue, to last, to perdure, to persist
- (transitive) to cause to last: to continue, to perpetuate
- (transitive) to make everlasting: to eternalize, to immortalize
- (transitive, figuratively) to confer fame upon: to render famous or illustrious, to make renowned
Conjugation
Conjugation of aeternō (first conjugation)
Etymology 2
Adverb
aeternō (not comparable)
- constantly, continuously, perpetually
- Synonyms: iūge, iūgiter, perpetuō, continenter, prōtinus
- lastingly, perduringly, persistently
- always, ever
- Synonym: semper
- forever, endlessly, eternally, everlastingly, evermore; (of animate things): immortally
- Synonym: aeternāliter
Usage notes
As an adverb, aeternō comprises the meanings of aeternus, aeternālis, and aeternātus + -ō; compare the narrower semantic scope of aeternāliter.
References
- “aeterno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aeterno”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aeterno in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.