constringir

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstringere (“to tie up”). Doublet of constranger.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(ʁ)/ [kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõʃ.tɾĩˈʒi(ʁ)/ [kõʃ.tɾĩˈʒi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõʃ.tɾĩˈʒiɾ/

  • Hyphenation: cons‧trin‧gir

Verb

constringir (first-person singular present constrinjo, first-person singular preterite constringi, past participle constringido)

  1. (transitive) to constrict with a loop around something
  2. (transitive, figurative) to constrict; to limit or restrict

Conjugation

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Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /konstɾinˈxiɾ/ [kõns.t̪ɾĩŋˈxiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: cons‧trin‧gir

Verb

constringir (first-person singular present constrinjo, first-person singular preterite constringí, past participle constringido)

  1. Obsolete spelling of constreñir

Conjugation

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Further reading
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