diuturnus

Latin

Etymology

From diū (comparative stem: diut-) +‎ -urnus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /di.uˈtur.nus/, [d̪iʊˈt̪ʊrnʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /di.uˈtur.nus/, [d̪iuˈt̪urnus]

Adjective

diuturnus (feminine diuturna, neuter diuturnum, comparative diuturnior); 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.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	diuturnus	diuturna	diuturnum		diuturnī	diuturnae	diuturna
Genitive	diuturnī	diuturnae	diuturnī		diuturnōrum	diuturnārum	diuturnōrum
Dative	diuturnō		diuturnō		diuturnīs
Accusative	diuturnum	diuturnam	diuturnum		diuturnōs	diuturnās	diuturna
Ablative	diuturnō	diuturnā	diuturnō		diuturnīs
Vocative	diuturne	diuturna	diuturnum		diuturnī	diuturnae	diuturna

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 (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016