eterne
/ɪˈtɜːn/US/ɪˈtɜɹn/
eterne adjective: eternal.
Adjective
eterne (comparative more eterne, superlative most eterne)
- Eternal.
- The substance is eterne, and bideth so; / Ne when the life decayes and forme does fade, / Doth it consume and into nothing goe [...].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →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.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...
Forms of eterne
| comparative | more eterne |
|---|---|
| superlative | most eterne |
| alternative form | ætern |
| alternative form | æterne |
| alternative form | etern |
Origin of eterne
From Middle English eterne, from Old French eterne, from Latin aeternus.
Words that rhyme with eterne
Questions about eterne
- What does eterne mean?
- Eterne means eternal.
- What part of speech is eterne?
- Eterne is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce eterne?
- Eterne is pronounced /ɪˈtɜːn/ (UK).
Words near eterne in the dictionary
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