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English
Etymology
From Middle English eterne, from Old French eterne, from Latin aeternus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
eterne (comparative more eterne, superlative most eterne)
- (obsolete) Eternal.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :And neuer did the Cyclops hammers fall / On Mars his Armours, forg'd for proofe Eterne, / With lesse remorse then Pyrrhus bleeding sword / Now falles on Priam.
1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Third Book”, in Aurora Leigh, London: Chapman and Hall, , published 1857, →OCLC:Eterne, intense, profuse,—still throwing up
The golden spray of multitudinous worlds
In measure to the proclive weight and rush
Of His inner nature […]
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Pronunciation
Adverb
eterne
- forever, eternally
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈtɛr.ne/
- Rhymes: -ɛrne
- Hyphenation: e‧tèr‧ne
Adjective
eterne
- feminine plural of eterno
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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French eterne, from Latin aeternus, contraction of aeviternus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛˈtɛːrn(ə)/, /ɛˈtɛrn(ə)/
Adjective
eterne
- Eternal, permanent; having existed (and existing) forever.
- Endless, unending; lasting forever.
- (rare) Long-lasting; non-ephemeral.
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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
eterne m
- definite plural of eter
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