continens

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Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Present active participle of contineō (I hold together, contain).

Adjective [edit]

continēns m, f, n, (genitive continentis); third declension

  1. limiting, enclosing
  2. bordering, neighboring
  3. connected, continuous, unbroken
  4. continual, uninterrupted

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
Case \ Gender M.F. N. MM.FF. NN.
nominative continēns continēns continentēs continentia
genitive continentis continentis continentium continentium
dative continentī continentī continentibus continentibus
accusative continentem continēns continentēs continentia
ablative continentī continentī continentibus continentibus
vocative continēns continēns continentēs continentia

Related terms [edit]

Noun [edit]

continēns (genitive continentis); f, third declension

  1. continent
  2. mainland
  3. (figuratively, rhetoric) The primary point.

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative continēns continentēs
genitive continentis continentum
dative continentī continentibus
accusative continentem continentēs
ablative continente continentibus
vocative continēns continentēs

Descendants [edit]

Participle [edit]

continēns m, f, and n (genitive continentis); third declension

  1. holding together, containing
  2. (places) enclosing, bounding, limiting

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
Case \ Gender M.F. N. MM.FF. NN.
nominative continēns continēns continentēs continentia
genitive continentis continentis continentium continentium
dative continentī continentī continentibus continentibus
accusative continentem continēns continentēs continentia
ablative continente1 continente1 continentibus continentibus
vocative continēns continēns continentēs continentia

1 But continentī when used purely as an adjective.