LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

cōnstringō

cōnstringō (present infinitive cōnstringere, perfect active cōnstrīnxī, supine cōnstrictum)
Classical[kõːˈstrɪŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[konˈstriŋ.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. poeticTo stamp or seal
  2. To bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind (a criminal, insane person etc.)
  3. To draw together, contract
  4. usuallyTo hold or bind together, to bind, fetter, restrain, hinder, inhibit, hold in check
  5. To bring into a narrow compass, to compress, squeeze

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.cōnstringōcōnstringēbamcōnstringamcōnstrīnxīcōnstrīnxeramcōnstrīnxerō
2nd sg.cōnstringiscōnstringēbāscōnstringēscōnstrīnxistīcōnstrīnxerāscōnstrīnxeris
3rd sg.cōnstringitcōnstringēbatcōnstringetcōnstrīnxitcōnstrīnxeratcōnstrīnxerit
1st pl.cōnstringimuscōnstringēbāmuscōnstringēmuscōnstrīnximuscōnstrīnxerāmuscōnstrīnxerimus
2nd pl.cōnstringitiscōnstringēbātiscōnstringētiscōnstrīnxistiscōnstrīnxerātiscōnstrīnxeritis
3rd pl.cōnstringuntcōnstringēbantcōnstringentcōnstrīnxērunt
cōnstrīnxēre		cōnstrīnxerantcōnstrīnxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.cōnstringamcōnstringeremcōnstrīnxerimcōnstrīnxissem
2nd sg.cōnstringāscōnstringerēscōnstrīnxerīscōnstrīnxissēs
3rd sg.cōnstringatcōnstringeretcōnstrīnxeritcōnstrīnxisset
1st pl.cōnstringāmuscōnstringerēmuscōnstrīnxerīmuscōnstrīnxissēmus
2nd pl.cōnstringātiscōnstringerētiscōnstrīnxerītiscōnstrīnxissētis
3rd pl.cōnstringantcōnstringerentcōnstrīnxerintcōnstrīnxissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.cōnstringorcōnstringēbarcōnstringar
2nd sg.cōnstringeris
cōnstringere		cōnstringēbāris
cōnstringēbāre		cōnstringēris
cōnstringēre
3rd sg.cōnstringiturcōnstringēbāturcōnstringētur
1st pl.cōnstringimurcōnstringēbāmurcōnstringēmur
2nd pl.cōnstringiminīcōnstringēbāminīcōnstringēminī
3rd pl.cōnstringunturcōnstringēbanturcōnstringentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.cōnstringarcōnstringerer
2nd sg.cōnstringāris
cōnstringāre		cōnstringerēris
cōnstringerēre
3rd sg.cōnstringāturcōnstringerētur
1st pl.cōnstringāmurcōnstringerēmur
2nd pl.cōnstringāminīcōnstringerēminī
3rd pl.cōnstringanturcōnstringerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.cōnstringecōnstringere
pres. 2nd pl.cōnstringitecōnstringiminī
fut. 2nd sg.cōnstringitōcōnstringitor
fut. 3rd sg.cōnstringitōcōnstringitor
fut. 2nd pl.cōnstringitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.cōnstringuntōcōnstringuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecōnstringerecōnstringī
perfect infinitivecōnstrīnxissecōnstrictum esse
future infinitivecōnstrictūrum essecōnstrictum īrī
present participlecōnstringēns—
perfect participle—cōnstrictus
future participlecōnstrictūrus
cōnstrictūra, cōnstrictūrā, cōnstrictūrae, cōnstrictūram, cōnstrictūrārum, cōnstrictūrās, cōnstrictūre, cōnstrictūrī, cōnstrictūrīs, cōnstrictūrō, cōnstrictūrōrum, cōnstrictūrōs, cōnstrictūrum		cōnstringendus
cōnstringundus, cōnstringenda, cōnstringendā, cōnstringendae, cōnstringendam, cōnstringendārum, cōnstringendās, cōnstringende, cōnstringendīs, cōnstringendōrum, cōnstringendōs, cōnstringunda, cōnstringundā, cōnstringundae, cōnstringundam, cōnstringundārum, cōnstringundās, cōnstringunde, cōnstringundī, cōnstringundīs, cōnstringundō, cōnstringundōrum, cōnstringundōs, cōnstringundum
gerundcōnstringendī, cōnstringendō, cōnstringendumsupinecōnstrictum, cōnstrictū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

superstitione teneri, constrictum esse, obligatum esse
to be the slave of superstition.

con-stringo, strinxi, strictum, 3,
I. v. a., to draw together, bind together, to bind, tie up (class. in prose and poetry).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: vineam alligato recte, dum ne nimium constringas, Cato, R. R. 33, 1: sarcinam, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 96: galeam, Val. Fl. 3, 80.—Poet.: Haec Amor ipso suo constringet pignera signo, stamp, seal, Prop. 3, 20, 17 (4, 20, 7).—
B. In partic., freq.,
1. To bind together with fetters, to fetter, bind (a criminal, insane person, etc.).
(a). With abl.: corpora vinculis, Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226; Quint. 7, 3, 14: illum laqueis, Cic. Sest. 41, 88.—
(b). Without abl.: manus, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 1; id. Mil. 3, 1, 11: aliquem pro moecho, Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 23; cf.: aliquem quadrupedem, i. e. hands and feet, id. And. 5, 2, 24; Cic. Phil. 7, 9, 27; Suet. Calig. 35; * Hor. S. 1, 6, 23 al.: tu mentis es compos? Tu non constringendus? Cic. Phil. 2, 38, 97; cf. id. Pis. 20, 48.—
(g). With ad: te hodie constringam ad carnarium, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 66.—
2. T. t. of medic. lang., to draw together, contract: constringens vis suci, Plin. 23, 6, 54, § 100: in febribus constrictis, id. 23, 7, 63, § 120 al.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen., to hold or bind together, to bind, fetter, restrain, hold in check, etc. (a favorite trope of Cic.; elsewh. less freq.): illa pars animi vinciatur et constringatur amicorum custodiis, Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 48: conjurationem omnium horum conscientiā, id. Cat. 1, 1, 1: fidem religione potius quam veritate, id. Balb. 5, 12: psephismata jure jurando, id. Fl. 6, 15: leges immutabili necessitate, Quint. 2, 13, 1: orbem terrarum novis legibus, Cic. Agr. 2, 10, 26: (mulieres), quae Oppiis quondam aliisque legibus constrictae, nunc, etc., Tac. A. 3, 33 fin.: scelus fraudemque odio civium supplicioque, Cic. de Or. 1, 46, 202; Liv. 34, 3, 1: superstitione constricti, Quint. 12, 2, 26: nec ullā religione, ut scelus tegat, se posse constringi, Curt. 6, 7, 8.—
B. In partic., of discourse or reasoning, to bring into a narrow compass, to compress: (sententia) cum aptis constricta verbis est, cadit etiam plerumque numerose, Cic. Brut. 8, 34: constricta narratio (opp. latius fusa), Quint. 2, 13, 5: quae (ars logica) rem dissolutam divulsamque conglutinaret et ratione quādam constringeret, Cic. de Or. 1, 42, 188.— Hence, constrictus, a, um, P. a., compressed, contracted, abridged, short, brief, concise, compact: frons, knit, Petr. 132, 15; cf. supercilia (opp. dissidentia), Quint. 1, 11, 10: arbor, pruned, confined, Plin. 17, 12, 18, § 90; cf.: folium tenuius et constrictius et angustius, id. 21, 10, 32, § 58: nives perpetuo rigore, condensed, Curt. 7, 3, 11: pulticula constrictior, thicker, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 18, 108.—Sup. not in use.—* Adv.: con-strictē, closèly: constrictius jungi alicui, Aug. Doctr. Christ. 1, 28.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincōnstringō

Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō From cōn- (“with, together”) + stringō (“to draw, bind or tie tight”).

Descendants
  • Catalanconstrènyer
  • Englishconstrict
  • Englishconstrain
  • Englishconstringe
  • Frenchcontraindre
  • Italiancostringere
  • Occitanconstrénher
  • Occitanconstrénger
  • Portugueseconstranger
  • Portugueseconstringir

Quick answers

What does cōnstringō mean in Latin?
cōnstringō, a verb, means “To hold or bind together, to bind, fetter, restrain, hinder, inhibit, hold in check; To bring into a narrow compass, to compress, squeeze”.
What are the principal parts of cōnstringō?
cōnstringō, cōnstringere, cōnstrīnxī, cōnstrictum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce cōnstringō?
In classical Latin, [kõːˈstrɪŋ.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [konˈstriŋ.ɡo].
Where does cōnstringō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnstringō.