This is the 2286th most frequent Catalan word.
etern
"Etern" means "eternal" or "everlasting" in English.
Here, 'etern' describes the timeless and unending quality of the night sky.
El cel nocturn sembla etern amb les seves estrelles llunyanes.
The night sky seems eternal with its distant stars.
In this sentence, 'eterna' (feminine form) expresses the perception that the patience is boundless or limitless.
Ell tenia una paciència eterna quan treballava amb nens.
He had eternal patience when working with children.
Here, 'etern' defines the enduring and everlasting symbolic representation of the river.