continens

Meaning

Adj

1. (declension-3, one-termination) limiting, enclosing
2. (declension-3, one-termination) bordering, neighboring
3. (declension-3, one-termination) connected, continuous, unbroken
4. (declension-3, one-termination) continual, uninterrupted
5. (declension-3, one-termination) moderate, temperate

Noun

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

Verb

1. (active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present) holding together, containing
2. (active, declension-3, form-of, one-termination, participle, present) enclosing, bounding, limiting

Concepts

continent

contiguous

unceasing

unfaltering

continuate

Synonyms

continuus

perpetuus

Translations

Kontinent

αγνός

continente

continent

continente

filato

ununterbrochen

dauernd

continuel

permanent

contigu

γειτνιάζων

αδιάκοπος

fortdauernd

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɔn.tɪ.nẽːs]

Etymology

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