No. 2,286 in Catalan
etern
"Etern" means "eternal" or "everlasting" in English.
In a sentence
El cel nocturn sembla etern amb les seves estrelles llunyanes.
The night sky seems eternal with its distant stars.
Here, 'etern' describes the timeless and unending quality of the night sky.
Ell tenia una paciència eterna quan treballava amb nens.
He had eternal patience when working with children.
In this sentence, 'eterna' (feminine form) expresses the perception that the patience is boundless or limitless.
Parlen del riu com un símbol etern de la vida.
They speak of the river as an eternal symbol of life.
Here, 'etern' defines the enduring and everlasting symbolic representation of the river.
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