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diuturnus
diuturnus
Latin
Adjective
diūturnus m (feminine diūturna, neuter diūturnum); first/second declension
- long-lasting
- 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.
- Non est diuturna possessio in quam gladio ducimus; beneficiorum gratia sempiterna est.
- Quintus Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni; VIII, 8, 11
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | diūturnus | diūturna | diūturnum | diūturnī | diūturnae | diūturna | |
| genitive | diūturnī | diūturnae | diūturnī | diūturnōrum | diūturnārum | diūturnōrum | |
| dative | diūturnō | diūturnō | diūturnīs | ||||
| accusative | diūturnum | diūturnam | diūturnum | diūturnōs | diūturnās | diūturna | |
| ablative | diūturnō | diūturnā | diūturnō | diūturnīs | |||
| vocative | diūturne | diūturna | diūturnum | diūturnī | diūturnae | diūturna | |
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, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “diuturnus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- diuturnus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016