constantia
Dictionary entries
- Entry →consto, constare, constiti, constatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
agree/correspond/fit, be correct; be dependent/based upon; exist/continue/last;; be certain/decided/consistent/sure/fixed/established/well-known/apparent/plain;; stand firm/still/erect/together; remain motionless/constant; consist of/in;; it is agreed/evident/understood/correct/well known (everyone knows/agrees);
acc. pl. pres. act. part.nom. pl. pres. act. part.voc. pl. pres. act. part. - Entry →constantia, constantiae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
perseverance; harmony; steadfastness, persistence; firmness; courage; loyalty;; steadiness, regularity, consistency; constancy; resistance to change;
abl. sg.nom. sg.voc. sg. - Entry →constans, constantis (gen.), constantior -or -us, constantissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
constant, unchanging; steadfast, resolute; steady, stable; immovable; secure;; consistent; standing firm; firm; persistent; mentally/morally settled/certain;
acc. pl. (n.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. pl. (n.)
Examples
de Constantia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...I. 1. Tantum inter Stoicos, Serene..."Atticus
Cornelius Nepos from LIBER DE LATINIS HISTORICIS
"...frustra dehortando impedire conemini'. Hac oratione habita tanta constantia vocis atque vultus, ut non ex vita..."Satura II
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...ducis est occidere Galbam et curare cutem, summi constantia ciuis Bebriaci campis solium adfectare Palati et pressum..."Satura XIII
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...sciat. aspice quanta uoce neget, quae sit ficti constantia uoltus. per Solis radios Tarpeiaque fulmina iurat et Martis..."de Providentia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...scire quantum aduersus ignominiam et infamiam odiumque populare constantiae habeas, si inter plausus senescis, si te inexpugnabilis..."Thrasybulus
Cornelius Nepos
"...ponam; illud sine dubio: neminem huic praefero fide, constantia, magnitudine animi, in patriam amore. Nam quod multi voluerunt..."de Tranquillitate Animi
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...nouandum pigra deprehendit. Adice et illos, qui non constantiae uitio parum lenes sunt, sed inertiae, et uiuunt..."Liber X
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...gladiis, hos ignibus arcet,obsessusque gerit, tanta est constantia mentis, 490expugnantis opus. piceo iubet unguine tinctaslampadas inmitti iunctis..."
