sempiternel
French, adjective/sɑ̃.pi.tɛʁ.nɛl/
sempiternel is a French adjective meaning “sempiternal, constant, never-ending, everlasting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui n’en finit pas”.
What does sempiternel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
derogatorysempiternal, constant, never-ending, everlasting
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui n’en finit pas.
noun: 1. Vieux, vieille personne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sempiternel
- sempiternelle feminine
- sempiternels masculine plural
- sempiternelles feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sempiternel?
- /sɑ̃.pi.tɛʁ.nɛl/
- \sɛ̃.pi.tɛʁ.nɛl\
- \sɑ̃.pi.tɛʁ.nɛl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sempiternel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sempiternel in French?
sempiternel appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).