Afrikaans konsekwent | ||
Albanian i qëndrueshëm | ||
Amharic ወጥነት ያለው | ||
Arabic ثابتة | ||
Armenian հետեւողական | ||
Assamese অবিচলিত | ||
Aymara chikapa | ||
Azerbaijani ardıcıl | ||
Bambara fasaman | ||
Basque koherentea | ||
Belarusian паслядоўны | ||
Bengali সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ | ||
Bhojpuri एक जईसन | ||
Bosnian dosljedan | ||
Bulgarian последователен | ||
Catalan coherent | ||
Cebuano makanunayon | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 一致的 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 一致的 | ||
Corsican cunsistenti | ||
Croatian dosljedan | ||
Czech konzistentní | ||
Danish konsekvent | ||
Dhivehi ދެމިހުރުން | ||
Dogri सिलसिलेवार | ||
Dutch consequent | ||
English consistent | ||
Esperanto konsekvenca | ||
Estonian järjekindel | ||
Ewe to mɔ ɖeka dzi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pare-pareho | ||
Finnish johdonmukainen | ||
French cohérent | ||
Frisian konsistint | ||
Galician consistente | ||
Georgian თანმიმდევრული | ||
German konsistent | ||
Greek σταθερός | ||
Guarani mba'e'atã | ||
Gujarati સુસંગત | ||
Haitian Creole konsistan | ||
Hausa daidaito | ||
Hawaiian kūlike ʻole | ||
Hebrew עִקבִי | ||
Hindi संगत | ||
Hmong xwm yeem | ||
Hungarian következetes | ||
Icelandic stöðug | ||
Igbo na-agbanwe agbanwe | ||
Ilocano di-agbalbaliw | ||
Indonesian konsisten | ||
Irish comhsheasmhach | ||
Italian coerente | ||
Japanese 一貫性がある | ||
Javanese konsisten | ||
Kannada ಸ್ಥಿರ | ||
Kazakh тұрақты | ||
Khmer ស្រប | ||
Kinyarwanda bihamye | ||
Konkani सातत्यान | ||
Korean 일관된 | ||
Krio ɔltɛm | ||
Kurdish hevhatî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) هاوڕێک | ||
Kyrgyz ырааттуу | ||
Lao ສອດຄ່ອງ | ||
Latin consistent | ||
Latvian konsekventi | ||
Lingala ebongi | ||
Lithuanian nuoseklus | ||
Luganda okudinganamu | ||
Luxembourgish konsequent | ||
Macedonian доследни | ||
Maithili संगत | ||
Malagasy miovaova | ||
Malay konsisten | ||
Malayalam സ്ഥിരത | ||
Maltese konsistenti | ||
Maori ōritenga | ||
Marathi सुसंगत | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯍꯣꯡꯕ ꯅꯥꯏꯗꯕ | ||
Mizo nghet | ||
Mongolian тогтвортой | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တသမတ်တည်း | ||
Nepali लगातार | ||
Norwegian konsistent | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zogwirizana | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସ୍ଥିର | ||
Oromo walfakkaataa | ||
Pashto متوافق | ||
Persian استوار | ||
Polish zgodny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) consistente | ||
Punjabi ਇਕਸਾਰ | ||
Quechua chiqaq sunqu | ||
Romanian consistent | ||
Russian последовательный | ||
Samoan tumau | ||
Sanskrit सङ्गत | ||
Scots Gaelic cunbhalach | ||
Sepedi kwanago le | ||
Serbian доследан | ||
Sesotho feto-fetohe | ||
Shona zvinopindirana | ||
Sindhi لاڳاپا | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ස්ථාවර | ||
Slovak dôsledný | ||
Slovenian dosledno | ||
Somali joogto ah | ||
Spanish consistente | ||
Sundanese saluyu | ||
Swahili thabiti | ||
Swedish konsekvent | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pare-pareho | ||
Tajik муттасил | ||
Tamil சீரானது | ||
Tatar эзлекле | ||
Telugu స్థిరమైన | ||
Thai สม่ำเสมอ | ||
Tigrinya ቀፃልነት | ||
Tsonga cinceki | ||
Turkish tutarlı | ||
Turkmen yzygiderli | ||
Twi (Akan) sisi so | ||
Ukrainian послідовний | ||
Urdu متواتر | ||
Uyghur ئىزچىل | ||
Uzbek izchil | ||
Vietnamese thích hợp | ||
Welsh cyson | ||
Xhosa iyahambelana | ||
Yiddish קאָנסיסטענט | ||
Yoruba dédé | ||
Zulu kuyavumelana |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Amharic | ወጥነት ያለው can also mean "well-organized" or "well-established". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "ardıcıl" has additional meanings in Azerbaijani, including "consecutive" and "following one after another." |
| Basque | The term "koherentea" can have different meanings in Basque, such as "coherence", "reason" or "logic". |
| Belarusian | A synonym to “паслядоўны” is “лагічны” (“logical”), both are used to describe a sequence of events or actions that are consistent and follow a pattern. |
| Bengali | সামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ শব্দটি সঙ্গত শব্দ থেকে এসেছে, যার অর্থ 'সঙ্গত' বা 'সম্পর্ক'। |
| Bosnian | The word 'dosljedan' derives from 'do' and 'sljedba', thus denoting an individual's consistency with his or her own intentions and beliefs. |
| Bulgarian | In Russian, the word "последовательный" can also mean "sequent" or "ordered". |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "coherent" (coherent) is related to the word "cohere" (to stick together), referring to something that has internal unity or cohesion. |
| Cebuano | "Makanunayon" also means "habit" or "routine". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 一致的可以指前后保持一致的, 也可指前后矛盾的, 即“表里不一” |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 一致的 can mean 'unanimous', 'agreeable', 'homogeneous' or 'harmonious' in Chinese (Traditional). |
| Corsican | Corsican's "cunsistenti" is linked to the Latin "consistere" meaning both "to consist of" and "to stop." |
| Croatian | In Serbian, the word 'dosljedan' is used in a legal context, meaning 'in line with the law'. |
| Czech | V historickém kontextu, "konzistentní" se původně vztahovalo k fyzikálním vlastnostem, které zůstaly neměnné během času. |
| Danish | The word "konsekvent" can also mean "consequent", as in "the consequent of a conditional statement." |
| Dutch | In the 1600s, 'consequent' could mean 'important' or even 'subsequent' in Dutch. |
| Esperanto | In Polish, konzekwentny also means 'stubborn', as a reference to persisting in a certain action despite its futility (e.g. 'konsekwentnie trzaska głową w ścianę'). |
| Estonian | "Järjekindel" is also the Estonian word for "stubborn", which stems from the word's original meaning of "firm in one's ways". |
| Finnish | The word "johdonmukainen" is a compound of "johto" (line, lead) and "mukainen" (according to), suggesting coherence in thought and action. |
| French | French has two homographs spelled « cohérent », which have entirely different etymologies and definitions. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "konsistint" can also mean "firm" or "dense." |
| German | Konsistent's other German meanings include 'coherent' and 'reliable'. |
| Greek | “Σταθερός” (consistent) comes from “στήνω” (set up straight), so it also means “upright” and “firm”. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "konsistan" also means "consonant". |
| Hausa | "Daidaito" in Hausa shares its root with the word "daidaik", meaning "firmness" or "stability." |
| Hawaiian | Kūlike ʻole can also mean "invariable," "unvarying," or "uniform." |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "עִקבִי" (consistent) can also mean "heel" or "stubbornness". |
| Hindi | The word 'संगत' can also refer to company or association, as in the phrase 'संगत का असर होता है' (meaning 'one's company has a great influence on one's behavior'). |
| Hmong | "Xwm Yeem" is a phrase that means 'consistent' in the Hmong language. |
| Hungarian | "Következetes" is related to "következmény" ("consequence"): if something is "consistent", then its consequences are predictable. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "stöðug" not only means "consistent," but also "static". |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "na-agbanwe agbanwe" also implies "always the same" or "unchanging". |
| Indonesian | Indonesian 'konsisten' comes from Dutch 'consistent', which means 'steadfast' or 'coherent' |
| Irish | The word "comhsheasmhach" is derived from the Irish words "comh" (together) and "sheasmhach" (uniform), meaning "uniform together". |
| Italian | "Coerente" can also mean "forced" or "compelled" in Italian. |
| Japanese | 一貫性がある is derived from the Chinese word |
| Javanese | "Konsisten" in Javanese also means "to hold something tight" or "to grasp firmly". |
| Kazakh | The word "тұрақты" also means "steady" and "permanent" in Kazakh. |
| Khmer | The word “ស្រប” (consistent) comes from the root word “ស្រព” (match or fit), indicating an alignment or compatibility with something else. |
| Korean | "일관된" comes from the Korean root "일관", which means "one line, continuity, or straightness". |
| Kurdish | The word "hevhatî" derives from the Persian word "hamvār" meaning "flat" or "level" |
| Latin | The Latin root "consistere" means both "to remain together" and "to establish or stand firm." |
| Latvian | "Konsekventi" in Latvian can also mean "decisive" or "determined." |
| Lithuanian | "Nuoseklus" is formed by "nuo+sekti" thus describing something with "from+following" |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "konsequent" can also mean "logical" or "reasonable". |
| Macedonian | The word "доследни" ("consistent") is also used in a literary context to describe someone or something as "thorough" or "complete." |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "miovaova" is derived from the Proto-Austronesian root "*taba" meaning "to be fixed" or "to be established". |
| Malay | "Konsisten" in Malay is derived from the Dutch word "consistent" and also conveys "persistent, resolute". |
| Malayalam | The word സ്ഥിരത also carries the meaning of 'firmness' or 'steadiness' in Malayalam |
| Maltese | The word "konsistenti" in Maltese also means "density" or "thickness". |
| Maori | The Maori word "ōritenga" has the additional meaning of "straight" in reference to a path or line. |
| Marathi | सुसंगत (consistent) derives from सु (nice, well) + संगत (accompanied by) i.e. well accompanied, fitting together, matching. |
| Mongolian | The word "тогтвортой" can also mean "corresponding" or "conforming". |
| Nepali | "लगातार" means 'persistent' and comes from the Sanskrit word 'lagatara'. |
| Norwegian | Konsistent, in Norwegian, can also mean 'steady' or 'continuous'. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The verb zogwirizana in Chichewa means "to be consistent" or "to fit together". |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "متوافق" derives from the Arabic root "وَفَقَ", carrying connotations of "harmony" and "compatibility". |
| Persian | The word "استوار" can also mean "firm", "stable", or "reliable" in Persian. |
| Polish | The word "zgodny" can also mean "harmonious" or "compatible" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "consistente" in Portuguese also has the meaning of "thick", "dense", or "solid". |
| Punjabi | "ਇਕਸਾਰ" (consistent) is derived from the Persian word "yaksaar," meaning "of one form, consistent, uniform." |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "consistent" comes from the Latin "consistere", meaning "to stand together" or "to be firm". |
| Russian | The Russian word "последовательный" can also refer to the concept of consecutive events or actions in time or order. |
| Samoan | Despite its similarity in spelling and pronunciation to the Hawaiian "kama'āina" ("native"), the Samoan "tumau" is etymologically derived from "tū" ("to stand") and "mau" ("always"). |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "cunbhalach" can also mean "constant" or "regular". |
| Serbian | The Serbian word "доследан" also means "consistent" in English, but it can also mean "logical" or "reasonable". |
| Sesotho | The word "feto-fetohe" in Sesotho also means "to be in agreement, harmony, or concord". |
| Shona | "Zvinopindirana" is derived from the word "pindana," which means "to follow" or "to adhere to" |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, the word "لاڳاپا" not only means "consistent" but also denotes "connection," "relationship," and "relevance". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word “ස්ථාවර” is synonymous with 'durable, stable, permanent, immovable and fixed'. |
| Slovak | "Dôsledný" can also mean "consequent", especially in terms of one's actions or logic. |
| Slovenian | "Dosledno" is related to the Slavic term for "investigate" and originally meant "resulting from a logical conclusion" |
| Somali | "Joogto ah" can also mean "straight up". In this context, it emphasizes that something is happening in an unambiguous or straightforward manner. |
| Spanish | The Spanish verb 'consistir' ('consist' in English) is rooted in 'sistō,' a Latin word which originally meant to make stand. |
| Sundanese | "Saluyu" is also used to describe something that is in harmony or balanced, reflecting the concept of equilibrium and well-being in Sundanese culture. |
| Swahili | The word "thabiti" also means "steadfast" or "firm" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | Konsekvent is the Swedish word also used to denote "consecutive" in English. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word 'pare-pareho' in Tagalog can also refer to something that is 'uniform' or 'similar'. |
| Tajik | The word "муттасил" can also mean "connected" or "continuous" in Tajik. |
| Thai | สม่ำเสมอ derives from the Sanskrit words 'sam' (same) and 'ā-mā' (measure), thus meaning 'to measure the same way'. |
| Turkish | In Ottoman Turkish, "Tutarlı" was also used to describe a person or object with physical form or substance |
| Ukrainian | The word "послідовний" in Ukrainian also means "sequential". |
| Urdu | The word "متواتر" also means "continuous" or "repeated" in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | "Izchil" is derived from the word "iz" meaning "work" and can also mean "constant" or "continuous". |
| Vietnamese | "Thích hợp" also carries meanings such as "suitable", "appropriate", and "fit". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "cyson" also means "concise" or "brief". |
| Xhosa | In isiXhosa, "iyahambelana" can also mean "to be in agreement with" or "to be in harmony with." |
| Yiddish | קאָנסיסטענט is also used in Yiddish to mean |
| Yoruba | The word "dédé" also means "always" or "constantly" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | The word 'kuyavumelana' in Zulu can also mean 'to agree' or 'to come to an understanding'. |
| English | The Latin origin of 'consistent' can mean "joined firmly" or "standing together", which are related but not the standard English definition. |