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.

Adjective

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

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

Inflection

Third declension.

Related terms

• constanter

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