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constans

constans

Latin

Participle

cōnstāns m, f, n (genitive cōnstantis); third declension

  1. standing together
  2. standing still; constant, unchanging
  3. firm; persistent
  4. agreeing, corresponding; harmonious, consistent

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative cōnstāns cōnstantēs cōnstantia
genitive cōnstantis cōnstantium
dative cōnstantī cōnstantibus
accusative cōnstantem cōnstāns cōnstantēs cōnstantia
ablative cōnstantī cōnstantibus
vocative cōnstāns cōnstantēs cōnstantia

Adjective

cōnstāns m, f, n (genitive cōnstantis); third declension

  1. constant, unchanging
  2. steadfast, resolute
  3. secure

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative cōnstāns cōnstantēs cōnstantia
genitive cōnstantis cōnstantium
dative cōnstantī cōnstantibus
accusative cōnstantem cōnstāns cōnstantēs cōnstantia
ablative cōnstantī cōnstantibus
vocative cōnstāns cōnstantēs cōnstantia

Related terms

References

  • constans in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • constans in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Félix Gaffiot (1934), “constans”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
  • Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the regular courses of the stars: motus stellarum constantes et rati
    • manhood: aetas constans, media, firmata, corroborata (not virilis)
    • a man of character, with a strong personality: vir constans, gravis (opp. homo inconstans, levis)
    • to be consistent: sibi constare, constantem esse
  • constans in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • constans in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016