inconstans

inconstans

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ cōnstāns (“standing firm, unchangeable”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /inˈkon.stans/, [ɪŋˈkõːs̠t̪ä̃ːs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈkon.stans/, [iŋˈkɔnst̪äns]

Adjective

incōnstāns (genitive incōnstantis, adverb incōnstanter); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. changeable, inconstant, inconsistent
2. fickle, capricious

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	incōnstāns			incōnstantēs	incōnstantia
Genitive	incōnstantis			incōnstantium
Dative	incōnstantī			incōnstantibus
Accusative	incōnstantem	incōnstāns		incōnstantēs	incōnstantia
Ablative	incōnstantī			incōnstantibus
Vocative	incōnstāns			incōnstantēs	incōnstantia

Synonyms

• (changeable): miscīx

Antonyms

• (changeable): cōnstāns

Derived terms

• incōnstanter
• incōnstantia

Related terms

• cōnstāns
• cōnstō
• stō

Descendants

• Catalan: inconstant
• English: inconstant
• French: inconstant
• Italian: incostante
• Portuguese: inconstante
• Spanish: inconstante

References

• “inconstans”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “inconstans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• inconstans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • a man of character, with a strong personality: vir constans, gravis (opp. homo inconstans, levis)
    
  • (ambiguous) consistency: constantia (opp. inconstantia) (Tusc. 5. 11. 32)