diuturnus

Latin

Etymology

From diū̆ (comparative stem: diū̆t-) +‎ -urnus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /di.uːˈtur.nus/, [d̪iuːˈt̪ʊrnʊs̠] or IPA^(key): /di.uˈtur.nus/, [d̪iʊˈt̪ʊrnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /di.uˈtur.nus/, [d̪iuˈt̪urnus]

Adjective

diū̆turnus (feminine diū̆turna, neuter diū̆turnum, comparative diū̆turnior); first/second-declension adjective

1. long-lasting

   Synonyms: continuus, aeternus, perennis, assiduus, continuātus, perpetuus

   • Quintus Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni; VIII, 8, 11

     Non est diuturna possessio in quam gladio ducimus; beneficiorum gratia sempiterna est.

     That possession which we gain by the sword is not lasting; gratitude for benefits is eternal.

   • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 6.219:

     E͞st mĭhĭ, si͞tquĕ, prĕco͞r, no͞strīs dĭŭtu͞rnĭŏr a͞nnīs

   • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 6.352:

     cīnctă prĕmēba͞ntu͞r trŭcĭbu͞s Căpĭtōlĭă Ga͞llīs: / fēcĕrăt o͞bsĭdĭō ia͞m dĭŭtu͞rnă fămem.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	diū̆turnus	diū̆turna	diū̆turnum		diū̆turnī	diū̆turnae	diū̆turna
Genitive	diū̆turnī	diū̆turnae	diū̆turnī		diū̆turnōrum	diū̆turnārum	diū̆turnōrum
Dative	diū̆turnō		diū̆turnō		diū̆turnīs
Accusative	diū̆turnum	diū̆turnam	diū̆turnum		diū̆turnōs	diū̆turnās	diū̆turna
Ablative	diū̆turnō	diū̆turnā	diū̆turnō		diū̆turnīs
Vocative	diū̆turne	diū̆turna	diū̆turnum		diū̆turnī	diū̆turnae	diū̆turna

References

• “diuturnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “diuturnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• diuturnus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• diuturnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• diuturnus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016