verbthird conjugation
distringō
distringō (present infinitive distringere, perfect active distrīnxī, supine districtum)
Classical[dɪsˈtrɪŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[disˈtriŋ.ɡo]
Meaning
- to stretch out or apart
- to detain
- to distract
- to compel or constrain in an unlawful manner
- to distrain (legal)
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
stretch apart; distract
dīstringō -ere, -strictus — in De Bello Gallico II
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | distringō | distringēbam | distringam | distrīnxī | distrīnxeram | distrīnxerō |
| 2nd sg. | distringis | distringēbās | distringēs | distrīnxistī | distrīnxerās | distrīnxeris |
| 3rd sg. | distringit | distringēbat | distringet | distrīnxit | distrīnxerat | distrīnxerit |
| 1st pl. | distringimus | distringēbāmus | distringēmus | distrīnximus | distrīnxerāmus | distrīnxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | distringitis | distringēbātis | distringētis | distrīnxistis | distrīnxerātis | distrīnxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | distringunt | distringēbant | distringent | distrīnxērunt distrīnxēre | distrīnxerant | distrīnxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | distringam | distringerem | distrīnxerim | distrīnxissem |
| 2nd sg. | distringās | distringerēs | distrīnxerīs | distrīnxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | distringat | distringeret | distrīnxerit | distrīnxisset |
| 1st pl. | distringāmus | distringerēmus | distrīnxerīmus | distrīnxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | distringātis | distringerētis | distrīnxerītis | distrīnxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | distringant | distringerent | distrīnxerint | distrīnxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | distringor | distringēbar | distringar |
| 2nd sg. | distringeris distringere | distringēbāris distringēbāre | distringēris distringēre |
| 3rd sg. | distringitur | distringēbātur | distringētur |
| 1st pl. | distringimur | distringēbāmur | distringēmur |
| 2nd pl. | distringiminī | distringēbāminī | distringēminī |
| 3rd pl. | distringuntur | distringēbantur | distringentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | distringar | distringerer |
| 2nd sg. | distringāris distringāre | distringerēris distringerēre |
| 3rd sg. | distringātur | distringerētur |
| 1st pl. | distringāmur | distringerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | distringāminī | distringerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | distringantur | distringerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | distringe | distringere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | distringite | distringiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | distringitō | distringitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | distringitō | distringitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | distringitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | distringuntō | distringuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | distringere | distringī |
| perfect infinitive | distrīnxisse | districtum esse |
| future infinitive | districtūrum esse | districtum īrī |
| present participle | distringēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | districtus |
| future participle | districtūrus districtūra, districtūrā, districtūrae, districtūram, districtūrārum, districtūrās, districtūre, districtūrī, districtūrīs, districtūrō, districtūrōrum, districtūrōs, districtūrum | distringendus distringundus, distringenda, distringendā, distringendae, distringendam, distringendārum, distringendās, distringende, distringendīs, distringendōrum, distringendōs |
gerunddistringendī, distringendō, distringendumsupinedistrictum, districtū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- multis negotiis implicatum, districtum, distentum, obrutum esse
- to be involved in many undertakings; to be much occupied, embarrassed, overwhelmed by business-claims.
di-stringo, nxi, ctum, 3, v. a.
I. To draw asunder, to stretch out (very rarely): radiis rotarum districti pendent, * Verg. A. 6, 616.—Poet.:
(canum) rabies districta, i. e. showing the teeth, Lucr. 5, 1064; cf.: acies dentium, Amm. 14, 7, 13.—Far more freq., esp. since the Aug. per. (not in Caesar, and in Cicero only as P. a.), II. (Like distineo, II.) To detain a person anywhere, to hinder, to occupy, engage:
Romanum a tergo, Flor. 2, 13, 1: urbem (i. e. Romanos) incendiis, id. 4, 1, 2: distringit quem multarum rerum varietas, Phaedr. 4, 26, 3; cf. Plin. 18, 26, 65, § 239: distringor officio, id. Ep. 1, 10, 9; cf. id. ib. 7, 15, 1; Quint. 12, 1, 5: (Jovem) votis, to molest, importune, Plin. Pan. 94, 2.—Esp. as milit. t. t., to make a diversion against an enemy, to distract the attention of: Hannibalem mittendum in Africam esse ad distringendos Romanos, Liv. 35, 18 fin.: copias regias populatione maritimae orae, id. 44, 35; cf.: Scipionem oppugnatione plurium oppidorum, Front. Strat. 1, 3, 5.—2. To puzzle, confound:
ut distrinxi hominem, Plaut. Truc. 5, 1, 65 (Spengel, destrinxi).—B. Transf., of abstract objects:
ut discordiam moveret, qua consensus Romanorum distringeretur, would be hindered, disturbed, Front. Strat. 1, 8, 1 Oud. N. cr.—Hence, districtus, a, um, P. a. A. (Qs. stretched tight, i. e.) Strict, severe (post-Aug.):
districtior accusator, Tac. A. 4, 36 fin.: feneratrix (opp. amica obsequens), Val. Max. 8, 2, 2: censura, id. 2, 9, 6: districtissimi defensores, Cod. Just. 1, 55, 6.—B. Divided in mind, at strife with one's self; hence, hesitating, vacillating:
districtus mihi videris esse, quod et bonus civis et bonus amicus es, Cic. Fam. 2, 15, 3.—C. More freq. and class., occupied, engaged, busy:
judicio districtus atque obligatus, Cic. Verr. 1, 9; cf. (vinculo mortali) alii alligati sunt, alii astricti, alii districti quoque, Sen. Vit. Beat. 16 fin.: ancipiti contentione, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 4, 9: labore vita districta, id. de Or. 3, 2, 7; Quint. Ep. ad Tryph. 1; * Hor. S. 2, 8, 68; Nep. Hann. 13, 2; cf.: imperium circa mala sua, Flor. 4, 12, 1; and in the comp.: numquam me a causis et judiciis districtiorem fuisse, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 16.—Adv. acc. to A., strictly, severely. (a). districte (des-):
minatus, Plin. Ep. 9, 21, 4: deneganda, Dig. 3, 3, 13.—(b). districtim:
innocens, Sen. Contr. 7.—b. Comp.:
districtius: repercutere, Tert. Idol. 5: vivere, Hier. Ep. 22, no. 11.—Sup., Cassiod. Var. 9, 18.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dī-stringō nxī, ctus, ere,
to draw asunder, stretch out: radiis rotarum districti pendent, V. —To make a diversion against, distract the attention of: ad distringendos Romanos, L.: copias regias, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Latindistringō
Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- 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 distringō From dis- (“apart”) + stringō (“to draw tight”).