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Slightly OT: Ecclesiatical Latin Question

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2014-03-19 20:29

A (hopefully) simply question:

What is the difference (syntactically, grammatically) between the words aeternum and aeternam in liturgical textx (ex. the Latin mass)?

I was singing through the Faure Requiem and realized as I read "Requiem aeternam..." that I've sung the "um" form in many other settings (ex. Bruckner Te deum: "Te *aeternum* Patrem omnis terra venerratur.")

Are they different parts of speech? Do they represent different Latin dialects?

Karl

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