verbthird conjugation
praestringō
praestringō (present infinitive praestringere, perfect active praestrīnxī, supine praestrictum)
Classical[prae̯sˈtrɪŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[presˈtriŋ.ɡo]
praestrictus perf. pass. ptcp.
Meaning
- to bind fast; to tie up
- to squeeze tight; to compress
- to graze, glance off
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
hebetō, obtundō (oculōs)praestringō -ere — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 12
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praestringō | praestringēbam | praestringam | praestrīnxī | praestrīnxeram | praestrīnxerō |
| 2nd sg. | praestringis | praestringēbās | praestringēs | praestrīnxistī | praestrīnxerās | praestrīnxeris |
| 3rd sg. | praestringit | praestringēbat | praestringet | praestrīnxit | praestrīnxerat | praestrīnxerit |
| 1st pl. | praestringimus | praestringēbāmus | praestringēmus | praestrīnximus | praestrīnxerāmus | praestrīnxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | praestringitis | praestringēbātis | praestringētis | praestrīnxistis | praestrīnxerātis | praestrīnxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | praestringunt | praestringēbant | praestringent | praestrīnxērunt praestrīnxēre | praestrīnxerant | praestrīnxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praestringam | praestringerem | praestrīnxerim | praestrīnxissem |
| 2nd sg. | praestringās | praestringerēs | praestrīnxerīs | praestrīnxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | praestringat | praestringeret | praestrīnxerit | praestrīnxisset |
| 1st pl. | praestringāmus | praestringerēmus | praestrīnxerīmus | praestrīnxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | praestringātis | praestringerētis | praestrīnxerītis | praestrīnxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | praestringant | praestringerent | praestrīnxerint | praestrīnxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praestringor | praestringēbar | praestringar |
| 2nd sg. | praestringeris praestringere | praestringēbāris praestringēbāre | praestringēris praestringēre |
| 3rd sg. | praestringitur | praestringēbātur | praestringētur |
| 1st pl. | praestringimur | praestringēbāmur | praestringēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praestringiminī | praestringēbāminī | praestringēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praestringuntur | praestringēbantur | praestringentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praestringar | praestringerer |
| 2nd sg. | praestringāris praestringāre | praestringerēris praestringerēre |
| 3rd sg. | praestringātur | praestringerētur |
| 1st pl. | praestringāmur | praestringerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praestringāminī | praestringerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praestringantur | praestringerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praestringe | praestringere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praestringite | praestringiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praestringitō | praestringitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praestringitō | praestringitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | praestringitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praestringuntō | praestringuntor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praestringere | praestringī |
| perfect infinitive | praestrīnxisse | praestrictum esse |
| future infinitive | praestrictūrum esse | praestrictum īrī |
| present participle | praestringēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | praestrictus praestricta, praestrictā, praestrictae, praestrictam, praestrictārum, praestrictās, praestricte, praestrictī, praestrictīs, praestrictō, praestrictōrum, praestrictōs |
| future participle | praestrictūrus praestrictūra, praestrictūrā, praestrictūrae, praestrictūram, praestrictūrārum, praestrictūrās, praestrictūre, praestrictūrī, praestrictūrīs, praestrictūrō, praestrictūrōrum, praestrictūrōs, praestrictūrum | praestringendus praestringundus, praestringenda, praestringendā, praestringendae, praestringendam, praestringendārum, praestringendās, praestringende, praestringendīs, praestringendōrum, praestringendōs |
gerundpraestringendī, praestringendō, praestringendumsupinepraestrictum, praestrictū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- oculorum aciem alicui praestringere (also simply praestringere)
- to dazzle a person.
prae-stringo, inxi, ictum, 3, v. a.,
I. to bind fast or hard, to bind or tie up; to squeeze tight, compress, etc.
I. Lit. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
praestrictā fauce, Ov. Ib. 551: praestricta manus, Sen. Troad. 560: pollices vincire, nodoque praestringere, Tac. A. 12, 47: dracones circumplexu facili (elephantos) ambiunt, nexuque nodi praestringunt, Plin. 8, 11, 11, § 32: praestringere et strangulare, id. 17, 24, 37, § 234: vehementer praestringere aliquid, id. 10, 72, 92, § 192: umor praestrictus gelu, id. 17, 24, 37, § 217: ventus praestringit atque percellit radices arborum, i. e. comprimit, id. 18, 34, 77, § 334: panis datur ex vino ad discutienda, quae praestringi opus est, i. e. coërceri, sisti, id. 22, 25, 68, § 138.— II. Transf.
A. To bind or wind about (poet.):
alicujus tempora sertis, Stat. S. 5, 1, 112.—B. To graze, touch:
portam vomere, Cic. Phil. 2, 40, 102 (al. perstringere): Taifalorum terras praestringens, Amm. 31, 3, 7: praestrictis palatii januis, i. e. passed without entering, id. 14, 7, 10.—2. Trop. (post-class.):
rerum novarum lugubri visu praestrictus, touched, struck, Amm. 29, 6, 9; cf. id. 16, 10, 13.—Hence, esp., to touch in speaking, to mention: nomen, Amm. 26, 1, 4; cf. id. 22, 15, 3.—With acc. and inf., Amm. 21, 7, 2.—C. To weaken, blunt, make dull.
1. In gen.:
illi quorum lingua gladiorum aciem praestringit domi, i. e. by boasting, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 11: acies ferri praestringitur, Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 64: nitorem eboris, to dim, id. ib.: vites, to deprive them of their eyes or buds, id. 17, 24, 37, § 227.—2. Esp.: praestringere aciem oculorum or oculos, to blind (class.):
aciem oculorum, Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 4; Lucil. ap. Non. 34, 32; Liv. 40, 58, 4; cf. oculos, Varr. ap. Non. 35, 5; Cic. Vatin. 10, 24; Sen. Ep. 110, 17: obtutum oculorum, Amm. 17, 7, 2.—Trop.: vos aciem animorum nostrorum virtutis splendore praestringitis, Cic. Fin. 4, 14, 37; so, aciem animi, id. Phil. 12, 2, 3; Vell. 2, 118, 4: aciem mentis, Cic. Div. 1, 29, 61; cf.: oculos mentis, id. Sen. 12, 42: aciem ingenii, id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 46: mentes, Amm. 30, 1, 15: praestigias, Caecil. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 73 (Com. Rel. p. 59 Rib.).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prae-stringō inxī, ictus, ere,
to draw together, fasten up, bind fast, compress: Syracosio (laqueo) praestrictā fauce, O.—Fig., of the sight, to make dull, blunt, dim, dazzle: oculos: fulguribus praestringentibus aciem oculorum, blinding, L.—Of the mind, to dazzle, confuse, overwhelm, baffle: aciem animorum nostrorum virtutis splendore: oculos mentis: praestigias.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinpraestringō
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 praestringō From prae- + stringō.