LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

interstringō

interstringō (present infinitive interstringere, perfect active interstrīnxī, supine interstrictum)
Classical[ɪn.tɛrˈstrɪŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[in.terˈstriŋ.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. poeticto squeeze tight
  2. to throttle, strangle
    Ibo intro atque illi socienno tuo iam interstringam gulam.I'll go in there, and that accomplice of yours—I'll strangle him on the spot.c. 186 BCE, Plautus, Aulularia 4.4.32

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.interstringōinterstringēbaminterstringaminterstrīnxīinterstrīnxeraminterstrīnxerō
2nd sg.interstringisinterstringēbāsinterstringēsinterstrīnxistīinterstrīnxerāsinterstrīnxeris
3rd sg.interstringitinterstringēbatinterstringetinterstrīnxitinterstrīnxeratinterstrīnxerit
1st pl.interstringimusinterstringēbāmusinterstringēmusinterstrīnximusinterstrīnxerāmusinterstrīnxerimus
2nd pl.interstringitisinterstringēbātisinterstringētisinterstrīnxistisinterstrīnxerātisinterstrīnxeritis
3rd pl.interstringuntinterstringēbantinterstringentinterstrīnxērunt
interstrīnxēre
interstrīnxerantinterstrīnxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.interstringaminterstringereminterstrīnxeriminterstrīnxissem
2nd sg.interstringāsinterstringerēsinterstrīnxerīsinterstrīnxissēs
3rd sg.interstringatinterstringeretinterstrīnxeritinterstrīnxisset
1st pl.interstringāmusinterstringerēmusinterstrīnxerīmusinterstrīnxissēmus
2nd pl.interstringātisinterstringerētisinterstrīnxerītisinterstrīnxissētis
3rd pl.interstringantinterstringerentinterstrīnxerintinterstrīnxissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.interstringorinterstringēbarinterstringar
2nd sg.interstringeris
interstringere
interstringēbāris
interstringēbāre
interstringēris
interstringēre
3rd sg.interstringiturinterstringēbāturinterstringētur
1st pl.interstringimurinterstringēbāmurinterstringēmur
2nd pl.interstringiminīinterstringēbāminīinterstringēminī
3rd pl.interstringunturinterstringēbanturinterstringentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.interstringarinterstringerer
2nd sg.interstringāris
interstringāre
interstringerēris
interstringerēre
3rd sg.interstringāturinterstringerētur
1st pl.interstringāmurinterstringerēmur
2nd pl.interstringāminīinterstringerēminī
3rd pl.interstringanturinterstringerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.interstringeinterstringere
pres. 2nd pl.interstringiteinterstringiminī
fut. 2nd sg.interstringitōinterstringitor
fut. 3rd sg.interstringitōinterstringitor
fut. 2nd pl.interstringitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.interstringuntōinterstringuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveinterstringereinterstringī
perfect infinitiveinterstrīnxisseinterstrictum esse
future infinitiveinterstrictūrum esseinterstrictum īrī
present participleinterstringēns—
perfect participle—interstrictus
future participleinterstrictūrusinterstringendus
interstringundus
gerundinterstringendī, interstringendō, interstringendumsupineinterstrictum, interstrictū

inter-stringo, strinxi, strictum, 3, v. a.,
I. to squeeze tight (poet.): alicui gulam, to throttle, strangle, Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 32.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininterstringō

Latin inter- 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 interstringō From inter- + stringō.

Quick answers

What does interstringō mean in Latin?
interstringō, a verb, means “to squeeze tight; to throttle, strangle”.
What are the principal parts of interstringō?
interstringō, interstringere, interstrīnxī, interstrictum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce interstringō?
In classical Latin, [ɪn.tɛrˈstrɪŋ.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.terˈstriŋ.ɡo].
Where does interstringō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér → Proto-Italic *n̥ter → Latin interstringō.