Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eterne

/ɪˈtɜɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: eterne
IPA: /ɪˈtɜɹn/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The substance is eterne, and bideth so; / Ne when the life decayes and forme does fade, / Doth it consume and into nothing goe [...]."
"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."
"Eterne, intense, profuse,—still throwing up The golden spray of multitudinous worlds In measure to the proclive weight and rush Of His inner nature […]"

Etymology

From Middle English eterne, from Old French eterne, from Latin aeternus.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: eterne, aeternus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˈtɜɹn/
British English: /ɪˈtɜːn/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more eterne (comparative) most eterne (superlative) ætern (alternative) æterne (alternative) etern (alternative)

Rhymes With

turn return learn left turn concern burn to burn earn stern fern urn discern

Questions

How do you pronounce eterne?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈtɜɹn/.
What does eterne mean?: Eternal.
Where does eterne come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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