continens

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Contents 1 Latin 1.1 Adjective 1.1.1 Inflection 1.1.2 Related terms 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Inflection 1.2.2 Descendants

[edit] Latin

[edit] Adjective

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

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

[edit] Inflection

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

[edit] Related terms

• continenter
• contineō
• continuus

[edit] Noun

continēns (genitive continentis); f, first declension

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

[edit] Inflection

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

[edit] Descendants

• English: continent
• Spanish: continente