Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 421.cōnstō on page 421
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cōnstāre to consist
cōnstāre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to consist.
Definitions for cōnstāre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
consist of
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To stand together or in a group, take up a position. (b) (of things) to be collected in a mass, lie. (c) to stand up, stand erect.
- 2
To remain motionless, stand still; to remain constant, be steady.
- 3
(a) (w. ex, de, w. abl.) To be composed, consist of (a material). (b) (w. ex, w. abl.; also w. in+abl., de) to be comprised, consist in; (of wealth, prices, etc., w. abl.) to be reckoned in or by).
- 4
(w. ex, ab, per, w. abl.) To be dependent upon, be based upon.
- 5
To exist; (esp. under specified conditions or circumstances). (b) to remain in existence, continue, last. (c) to be quartered, stay (in a place).
Sentences with cōnstāre
Latin to English
Non potest gratis constare libertas. Hanc si magno, aestimas, omnia parvo aestimanda sunt.Compare Liberty cannot be gained for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
Tamen nihilum minus sui superior suus iudicium consto puto oportet.Compare Still they thought that they ought no less to abide by their own former decisions.
Conjugation table for cōnstāre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| cōnstō cōnstās cōnstat cōnstāmus cōnstātis cōnstant | cōnstābam cōnstābās cōnstābat cōnstābāmus cōnstābātis cōnstābant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| cōnstitī cōnstitistī cōnstitit cōnstitimus cōnstitistis cōnstitērunt / cōnstitēre | cōnstiteram cōnstiterās cōnstiterat cōnstiterāmus cōnstiterātis cōnstiterant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| cōnstābō cōnstābis cōnstābit cōnstābimus cōnstābitis cōnstābunt | cōnstiterō cōnstiteris cōnstiterit cōnstiterimus cōnstiteritis cōnstiterint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| cōnstem cōnstēs cōnstet cōnstēmus cōnstētis cōnstent | cōnstārem cōnstārēs cōnstāret cōnstārēmus cōnstārētis cōnstārent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| cōnstiterim cōnstiteris cōnstiterit cōnstiterimus cōnstiteritis cōnstiterint | cōnstitissem cōnstitissēs cōnstitisset cōnstitissēmus cōnstitissētis cōnstitissent |
Infinitive present cōnstāre Infinitive perfect cōnstitisse Infinitive future - | Imperative present cōnstā cōnstāte Imperative future cōnstātō cōnstātō cōnstātōte cōnstantō |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| cōnstāns | cōnstantēs | |
| cōnstāns | cōnstantēs | |
| cōnstāns | cōnstantēs | |
| cōnstāns | cōnstantēs | |
| cōnstāns | cōnstantēs | |
| Participle future active | ||
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| Gerundive | ||
| cōnstandus | cōnstandī | |
| cōnstandus | cōnstandī | |
| cōnstandus | cōnstandī | |
| cōnstandus | cōnstandī | |
| cōnstandus | cōnstandī | |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| cōnstāre | - | |
| cōnstāre | - | |
| cōnstāre | ||
| cōnstāre | ||
| cōnstāre | ||
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | cōnstāns | cōnstantēs |
| Gen. | cōnstantis | cōnstantium |
| Dat. | cōnstantī | cōnstantibus |
| Acc. | cōnstantem | cōnstantēs |
| Abl. | cōnstante | cōnstantibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | - | - |
| Gen. | - | - |
| Dat. | - | - |
| Acc. | - | - |
| Abl. | - | - |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | - | - |
| Gen. | - | - |
| Dat. | - | - |
| Acc. | - | - |
| Abl. | - | - |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | cōnstandus | cōnstandī |
| Gen. | cōnstandī | cōnstandōrum |
| Dat. | cōnstandō | cōnstandīs |
| Acc. | cōnstandum | cōnstandōs |
| Abl. | cōnstandō | cōnstandīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | cōnstāre | - |
| Gen. | cōnstandī | - |
| Dat. | cōnstandō | |
| Acc. | cōnstandum | |
| Abl. | cōnstandō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 473.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 421.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 123.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "cōnstō, cōnstāre, cōnstitī, constātūrum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 24, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/consto-constare-constiti-constaturum.
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Wheelock's Latin
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