aevum
See also: ævum
English
Etymology
From Late Latin aevum, in the technical sense of Scholastic philosophy.
Noun
aevum (uncountable)
- (philosophy) the mean between time and eternity; the state of being of the angels and saints in heaven
Synonyms
- (mean between time and eternity): aeviternity
Latin
Alternative forms
- aevom (archaic)
- euum (Medieval Latin)
Etymology
From earlier aevom, from Old Latin aivom, from Proto-Italic *aiwom (“period, age”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital force”) (compare Avestan 𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬏 (āiiū), Ancient Greek αἰές (aiés), German nie, je).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈae̯.wum/, [ˈae̯.wũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.vum/, [ˈɛː.vum]
Noun
aevum n (genitive aevī); second declension
- time, eternity
- lifetime, age, generation
- (Medieval Latin, philosophy) aevum, the mean between time and eternity, aeviternity
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aevum | aeva |
| Genitive | aevī | aevōrum |
| Dative | aevō | aevīs |
| Accusative | aevum | aeva |
| Ablative | aevō | aevīs |
| Vocative | aevum | aeva |
Derived terms
- aequaevus
- aetās
- aeternus
- coaevus
- grandaevus
- longaevus
- magnaevus
- prīmaevus
References
- aevum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aevum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aevum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- aevum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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