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proper noun · masculinethird declension

Cōnstāns1

Cōnstāns m sg (genitive Cōnstantis)
Classical[ˈkõː.stãːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔn.stans]

Meaning

  1. a masculine cognomen, held most notably by the emperor Constans

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCōnstāns—
genitiveCōnstantis—
dativeCōnstantī—
accusativeCōnstantem—
ablativeCōnstante—
vocativeCōnstāns—

Constans, antis, m.,
I. a Roman proper name, Aur. Vict. Epit. 41; Eutr. 10, 9.

Origins

Nominalization of cōnstāns. Compare Valēns.

Descendants
  • EnglishConstant
  • ItalianCostante
adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective
cōnstāns2
cōnstāns (genitive cōnstantis, comparative cōnstantior, superlative cōnstantissimus, adverb cōnstanter)
Classical[ˈkõː.stãːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔn.stans]

Meaning

  1. one terminationconstant, unchanging
  2. one terminationsteadfast, resolute
  3. one terminationsecure

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecōnstānscōnstānscōnstāns
genitivecōnstantiscōnstantiscōnstantis
dativecōnstantīcōnstantīcōnstantī
accusativecōnstantemcōnstantemcōnstāns
ablativecōnstantī
cōnstante
cōnstantī
cōnstante
cōnstantī
cōnstante
vocativecōnstānscōnstānscōnstāns
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecōnstantēscōnstantēscōnstantia
genitivecōnstantiumcōnstantiumcōnstantium
dativecōnstantibuscōnstantibuscōnstantibus
accusativecōnstantīs
cōnstantēs
cōnstantīs
cōnstantēs
cōnstantia
ablativecōnstantibuscōnstantibuscōnstantibus
vocativecōnstantēscōnstantēscōnstantia

constans, antis, Part. and P. a., from consto.

Origins

Present active participle of cōnstō (“stand together”).

Quick answers

What does Cōnstāns mean in Latin?
Cōnstāns, a proper noun, means “a masculine cognomen, held most notably by the emperor Constans”.
What is the genitive of Cōnstāns?
The genitive singular is Cōnstantis. Cōnstāns is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Cōnstāns?
In classical Latin, [ˈkõː.stãːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔn.stans].