English → Latin
“uninterrupted” in Latin
contineōto hold, keep, connect, contain, maintain; to hold or keep together/close; connect, surround; to keep in, enclose, boundcontinuuscontinuous, uninterrupted, successive, lasting; straight, in a row, whole; following one after another, successive, succcontextusa weaving, knitting; a joining; connection, coherenceassiduusconstant, regular, perpetual; unremitting, incessantperpetuusperpetual, everlasting, continuous, uninterrupted, constant, incessant, unbroken; ablative of time: a duration of time, perennisperennial; continual, everlasting, perpetualvoluptāspleasure, delight, enjoyment, satisfaction; joy, charmercūracare, concern, thought; pains, industry, diligence, exertion; anxiety, grief, sorrowmōtiōmotion, movement; shivering; expedition, military undertaking
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
uninterrupted
continens: continuus (immediately following one another, without any break): contextus (hanging together, not interrupted; e.g., voluptates; cura): assiduus (continuous, continually present; hence of things that are always extant, or at hand; e.g., rain, work): perpetuus (perpetual, lasting to the very end, continual, everlasting; e.g., happiness, friendship): perennis (through years or for ages, lasting continually). (The words are found in this connection and order.) continuus et perennis (e.g., motion, motio).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for uninterrupted?
- The usual Latin words for “uninterrupted” are contineō, continuus, contextus; also assiduus, perpetuus, perennis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.