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continuant en · ADJ
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Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *ten-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti
Proto-Italic *tenēō
Latin teneō
Latin contin(eō)
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Italic *-wos
Latin -uus
Latin continuus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin continuō
Old French continuerbor.
Middle English continuen
English continue
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Latin -ns
Latin -āns
Old French -antbor.
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-ndz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
Middle English -ant
English -ant
English continuant
From continue + -ant.
Meanings
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Continuing; prolonged; sustained.
Forms
Translations (2)
hu folyamatos (continuing, prolonged, sustained) · hu folytonos (continuing, prolonged, sustained)
continuant en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *ten-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti
Proto-Italic *tenēō
Latin teneō
Latin contin(eō)
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Italic *-wos
Latin -uus
Latin continuus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin continuō
Old French continuerbor.
Middle English continuen
English continue
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Latin -ns
Latin -āns
Old French -antbor.
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Proto-Germanic *-ndz
Proto-West Germanic *-andī
Old English -ende
Middle English -ant
English -ant
English continuant
From continue + -ant.
Meanings
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A linguistic sound other than a stop.
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A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix.
As a further point of clarification, notice that (C0) does not characterize a criterion for determining whether a continuant x of kind K that exists at t 1 is identical to a continuant y of kind K that exists at t 2 .
2007 July 18, Thomas Sattig, “Identity in 4D”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 140, number 2, →DOI:
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An endurant.
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An inherited descendant.
It must moreover be noted that the Sardinian lexicon does not in fact present evidence for the identification of -V́rr- as a pre-Roman suffix. More convincing is Wolf's identification of this word [lipòrra] as a continuant of *lepórna < *lepórĭna << Lat. leporīnus 'of hares, hare-'.
2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 90:
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Translations (2)
hu folytonos mássalhangzó (folyamatos) (linguistics: a linguistic sound other than a stop) · el εξακολουθητικό (linguistics: a linguistic sound other than a stop)