sempiternus

Latin

Etymology

From semper. Compare with similarly formed aeternus, hesternus, externus and all of its class.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /sem.piˈter.nus/, [sɛm.pɪˈtɛr.nʊs]

Adjective

sempiternus (feminine sempiterna, neuter sempiternum); first/second declension

  1. everlasting, perpetual, eternal

Declension

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sempiternus sempiterna sempiternum sempiternī sempiternae sempiterna
Genitive sempiternī sempiternae sempiternī sempiternōrum sempiternārum sempiternōrum
Dative sempiternō sempiternae sempiternō sempiternīs sempiternīs sempiternīs
Accusative sempiternum sempiternam sempiternum sempiternōs sempiternās sempiterna
Ablative sempiternō sempiternā sempiternō sempiternīs sempiternīs sempiternīs
Vocative sempiterne sempiterna sempiternum sempiternī sempiternae sempiterna

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • sempiternus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sempiternus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sempiternus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to confer undying fame on, immortalise some one: aliquem sempiternae gloriae commendare
    • to proclaim a general amnesty: omnem memoriam discordiarum oblivione sempiterna delere (Phil. 1. 1. 1)
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