continuus

Latin > English

continuus continua, continuum ADJ :: incessant/unremitting, constantly repeated/recurring; successive, next in line
continuus continuus continua, continuum ADJ :: continuous, connected/hanging together; uninterrupted; indivisible; lasting
continuus continuus continui N M :: attendant, one who is always around

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

contĭnŭus: a, um, adj. contineo, II.,
I joining, connecting with something, or hanging together, in space or time, uninterrupted, continuous.
I Of space (so mostly Aug. and post-Aug.; cf., however, continue); with dat. or absol.
   A Lit.: aër continuus terrae est, Sen. Q. N. 2, 6, 1: Leucada continuam veteres habuere coloni; nunc freta circuëunt, joined to the mainland, Ov. M. 15, 289: ignis proxima quaeque et deinceps continua amplexus, Liv. 30, 5, 7; 30, 6, 5: montes, * Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 5; Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 189: agri, Suet. Caes. 38: fluere continuo alveo (Euphraten), Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 124; cf.: Rhenus uno alveo continuus, Tac. A. 2, 6: mare, id. Agr. 10 fin.: aliqui vice dentium continuo osse gignuntur, Plin. 7, 16, 15, § 69: omnia continua et paria, Plin. Pan. 51, 4: serpens, Stat. Th. 5, 517.—
   b Subst.: contĭnŭus, i, m., he who is always about one, an attendant: Cocceius Nerva, continuus principis, Tac. A. 6, 26 (32) Halm, Draeg. ad loc. (Nipperd. and Ritter, principi).—
   B Tron., of rhet. matters (most freq. in Quint.): cum fluxerunt plures continuae translationes (the figure derived from an uninterrupted, flowing stream;
v. the preced.), Cic. Or. 27, 94: expositio (opp. partita), Quint. 7, 10, 11: loci, id. 11, 3, 84: lumina, id. 12, 10, 46: ab exordio usque ad ultimam vocem continuus quidam gemitus, id. 11, 1, 54: oratio, id. 6, 1, 46; 6, 4, 1 et saep.: adfectus, id. 6, 2, 10: impetus, id. 10. 7, 14 et saep.—
II Of time and objects relating to it, following one after another, successive, continuous (class. in all periods and species of composition): auferet ex oculis veniens Aurora Boöten; continuāque die sidus Hyantis erit, the next day, Ov. F. 5, 734; so, continuā nocte, the following night, id. ib. 6, 720: triduum continuum, dies decem continuos, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 146 sq.: dies quinque ex eo die, Caes. B. G. 1, 48: annos prope quinquaginta, Cic. Verr. 1, 13, 38: duabus noctibus, Suet. Aug. 94: secutae sunt continuos complures dies tempestates, Caes. B. G. 4, 34 Oud. N. cr. prioribus diebus, Liv. 42, 58, 3: aliquot an nos continuos, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 54: tot dies, id. Verr. 2, 5, 36, § 94: triennium, Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 61; Suet. Calig. 7: biennio, id. Tib. 38: bella, Liv. 10, 31, 10; cf.: cursus proeliorum, Tac. Agr. 27: consulatus, Suet. Caes. 76; Plin. Pan. 58: itinera, Lepid. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1: regna, Liv. 1, 47, 6: duo tri umphi ex Hispaniā acti, id. 41, 7, 1: labor, Quint. 1, 3, 8: amor, Prop. 1, 20, 1: incom moda, Caes. B. G. 7, 14: messe senescit ager; Ov. A. A. 3, 82: eos (patricios) ab Atto Clauso continuos duravisse, Tac. A. 12, 25 fin. et saep.—With abl. resp.: continuus inde et saevus accusandis reis Suilius, incessant, Tac. A. 11, 5; cf.: postulandis reis tam continuus annus fuit, incessantly occupied, id. ib. 4, 36.—Hence the advv.,
   1    contĭ-nŭē, continuously, without interruption; in space or time (very rare, perh. only anteand post-class. for continenter, assidue): * flumen quod fluit continue, Varr. L. L. 5, § 27 Müll.: protinus jugiter et continue, Non. p. 376, 26.—
   2    contĭnŭō.
   A To designate an act that in time immediately follows something, immediately, forthwith, directly, without delay, = statim, αὐτίκα (very freq. in all periods and kinds of composition).
   1    In gen.
   (a)    Corresp. with the particles of time: ubi, ut, postquam, cum, etc.; with ubi: ubi primum terram tetigimus, Continuo, etc., Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 49; so id. Cist. 2, 3, 35; Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 51 al.—With ut, etc.: quae ut aspexi, me continuo contuli, etc., Plaut. Bacch. 3, 1, 7; so, iste continuo ut vidit, non dubitavit, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 22, § 48: ut quisque insanus ... latum demisit pectore clavum, Audit continuo, etc., Hor. S. 1, 6, 29: nam postquam audivi ... cominuo argentum dedi, Ut emeretur, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 37: cum te summis laudibus ad caelum extulerunt, mihi continuo maximas gratias agant, Cic. Fam. 9, 14, 1; 10, 12, 2: ut vel continuo patuit, cum, etc., Hor. S. 2, 8, 29: ne mora sit, si innuerim, quin pugnus continuo in malā haereat, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 17: si quid narrare occepi, continuo dari Tibi verba censes, forthwith you think, etc., id. And. 3, 2, 24; cf. id. Eun. 1, 2, 24; Lucr. 2, 1091; Hor. S. 2, 3, 160: continuo consilium dimisit (Q. Maximus), simulac me fractum ac debilitatum metu viderit, Cic. de Or. 1, 26, 121.—
   (b)    Absol.: continuo, ventis surgentibus, aut freta ponti Incipiunt agitata tumescere, etc., Verg. G. 1, 356: continuo hic ero, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 43: haud mora; continuo matris praecepta facessit, Verg. G. 4, 548; so Ov. M. 14, 362; cf. Quint. 12, 3, 3; corresp. with statim, Cic. Rosc. Com. 6, 17: quod lubet, non lubet jam id continuo, the next moment, immediately, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 10: hos prius intro ducam et quae volo Simul inperabo: poste continuo exeo, Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 40: hanc mihi in manum dat; mors continuo ipsam occupat, id. And. 1, 5, 62: hercle ego te barbā continuo arripiam, et in ignem coniciam, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 64: egomet continuo mecum; certe captus est! I immediately thought within myself, Ter. And. 1, 1, 55: senatus est continuo convocatus, Cic. Fam. 10, 12, 3: hos continuo in itinere adorti, Caes. B. G. 7, 42 fin.: subitae necessitates continuo agendi, on the spot, immediately, Quint. 10, 7, 2 et saep.: perturbationes, amplificatae certe, pestiferae sunt; igitur etiam susceptae continuo in magnā pestis parte versantur, even immediately on their inception, Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 42; cf. id. Fin. 3, 9, 32.—
   2    Of a point of time closely following a time named, speedily, without interval: deinde absens factus aedilis, continuo praetor, Cic. Ac. 2, 1, 1: qui summam spem civium, quam de eo jam puero habuerant, continuo adulescens incredibili virtute superavit, id. Lael. 3, 11.—
   3    Esp., with the statement of a logical consequence from a fact; only in connection with a negative, or a question implying a negative, not by consequence, not necessarily, not as an immediate consequence, in questions; perhaps then? perhaps therefore? (very freq. in Cic.); with si: non continuo, si me in gregem sicariorum contuli, sum sicarius, Cic. Rosc. Am. 33, 94; so id. de Or. 2, 48, 199; Gai Inst. 2, 204.—With cum, Manil. 2, 345. —Absol.: cum nec omnes, qui curari se passi sunt, continuo etiam convalescant, Cic. Tusc. 3, 3, 5; so, ego summum dolorem ... non continuo dico esse brevem, id. ib. 2, 19, 45: aeque enim contingit omnibus fidibus, ut incontentae sint; illud non continuo, ut aeque incontentae, id. Fin. 4, 27, 75: si malo careat, continuone fruitur summo bono? id. Tusc. 3, 18, 40; so, continuone si? etc., Quint. 9, 2, 84.—
   B In Quint. twice (for the ante- and post-class. continue), in an uninterrupted series, one after another, continuously: qualis (labor) fuit illius, qui grana ciceris ex spatio distante missa, in acum continuo et sine frustratione inserebat, Quint. 2, 20, 3; 9, 1, 11.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

contĭnŭus,⁹ a, um (contineo), continu,
1 [dans l’espace] avec le dat. ou abs^t : aer continuus terræ est Sen. Nat. 2, 6, 1, l’air touche à la terre ; Leucas continua Ov. M. 15, 289, Leucade jointe au continent = qui est une presqu’île ; continui montes Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 5, chaîne de montagnes ; pl. n. continua Liv. 30, 5, 7, les parties adjacentes || continuus principi Tac. Ann. 6, 26, toujours aux côtés de l’empereur || [fig.] oratio continua Sen. Ep. 89, 17, exposé continu ; lumina continua Quint. 12, 10, 46, ornements entassés
2 [dans le temps] : continuos complures dies Cæs. G. 4, 34, 4, pendant plusieurs jours consécutifs ; triumphi duo continui Liv. 41, 7, 1, deux triomphes coup sur coup ; honores continui Cic. Mur. 55, continuité des magistratures [dans une famille] || [fig.] qui ne s’interrompt pas : continuus accusandis reis Suillius Tac. Ann. 11, 6, Suillius, accusateur infatigable.

Latin > German (Georges)

continuus, a, um (contineo), zusammenhaftend, -hängend, I) im Raume, a) mit einem andern Ggstde., α) von zwei oder mehreren Ggstdn., aneinander hängend, unmittelbar aneinander liegend, -stoßend, ununterbrochen fortlaufend (Ggstz. intermissus), agri, Suet.: montes, Hor. u. Plin.: rupes, Mela: tecta (Ggstz. tecta intermissa), Plin. ep.: tela, fort u. fort abgeschossene, Stat. – neutr. Plur. subst., continua, ōrum, n. = die aneinander stoßenden Örtlichkeiten, Liv. 30, 5. § 7. u. 6. § 5. – β) von einem Ggstde., der unmittelbar an einen andern stößt, sich unmittelbar anreihend, -anschließend, unmittelbar anstoßend, Leucada continuam veteres habuere coloni, mit dem Festlande zusammenhängend, als Halbinsel, Ov. met. 15, 289: m. Dat. (wem? an wen?), aër continuus terrae est, Sen. nat qu. 2, 6, 1. – übtr., v. der Pers., jmdm. zunächst stehend, Nerva, continuus principi, Tac. ann. 6, 26 in. – b) in sich zusammenhängend, ununterbrochen fortlaufend, ununterbrochen, ungetrennt, ungeteilt, humus (die Masse des Landes), Ov.: alveus, Plin.: mare, Tac.: flumen Tiberis, Val. Max.: litus, litora, Mela: Pyrenaeus trahit perpetua latera continuus, Mela: Rhenus uno alveo continuus, Tac. – mons aequali dorso continuus us que ad proximum castellum, Tac. – übtr., translationes, Cic. or. 94: narratio (Ggstz. divisa), Quint.: expositio (Ggstz. partita), Quint.: oratio, Tac. u. (Ggstz. oratio inter respondentem et interrogantem discissa) Sen. u. (Ggstz. sermo) Suet.: quae apud Sallustium rara fuerunt, apud hunc crebra sunt et paene continua, Sen. – II) in der Zeit: a) mit einem andern Ggstde., α) von zwei oder mehreren Ggstdn., unmittelbar aufeinander folgend, secutae sunt continuos complures dies tempestates, Caes.: quaerebant ex eo palam, tot dies continuos quid egisset? Plaut.: stella crinita per septem dies continuos fulsit, Suet.: duabus continuis noctibus somnia vit, Suet.: per continuos menses (Monate nacheinander) caput interdum foribus illisit, Suet.: superiora continuorum annorum decreta, Cic.: aliquot annos continuos ante legem Gabiniam, Cic.: equester ordo iudicavit annos prope quadraginta continuos, Cic.: ex eo die dies continuos quinque Caesar pro castris suas copias produxit, Caes. – von Kollektiven, biduum, Suet.: triduum, Plaut. u. Suet.: biennium, Suet.: triennium, Plaut. u. Suet. – von Ereignissen usw. in der Zeit, triumphi ex Hispania duo continui (unmittelbar nacheinander) acti, Liv.: duo continua regna viro ac deinceps genero dedit, Liv.: post Cassandri regis filiique eius continuas mortes, Iustin. – β) von einem Ggstde., darauf folgend, continuā die, Ov.: continuā nocte, Ov. – b) in sich zusammenhängend, ununterbrochen, unausgesetzt, unaufhörlich, unablässig, sex mensibus dies, et totidem aliis nox usque continua est, Mela. – c. iter, Curt., itinera, Lepid. in Cic. ep. u. Val. Max.: navigatio, Plin. ep.: obsidio, oppugnatio, Liv.: labor, Quint. u.a.: fragor, Curt.: clamor, Cornif. rhet.: incommoda, Caes.: sterilitates, Plin. ep.: c. vitia (Ggstz. vitia ex intervallis redeuntia), Sen.: felicitas, Iustin. – als publiz. t. t., c. consulatus, zwei oder mehrere Jahre ohne Unterbrechung fortgeführtes, auch auf das zweite Jahr oder immer wieder auf das folgende Jahr verlängertes, Plin. pan., Suet. u. Val. Max. – übtr., postulandis reis tam continuus annus fuit, ut etc., in diesem Jahre hörte die Vorladung von Angeschuldigten gar nicht auf, sodaß usw., Tac.: continuus inde et saevus accusandis reis Suillius, ließ nicht ab, mit wahrer Wut Beschuldigte anzuklagen, Tac.

Latin > Chinese

continuus, a, um. adj. :: 繼連者。Continuus principis 常陪送王者。Continui montes 相連之山。Continui dentes 稠牙。