adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
restrictus
restrictus (feminine restricta, neuter restrictum, comparative restrictior, superlative restrictissimus)
Classical[rɛsˈtrɪk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[resˈtrik.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivestingy, miserly
- adjectivemodest, moderate
- adjectivestern, strict, rigorous
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | restrictus | restricta | restrictum |
| genitive | restrictī | restrictae | restrictī |
| dative | restrictō | restrictae | restrictō |
| accusative | restrictum | restrictam | restrictum |
| ablative | restrictō | restrictā | restrictō |
| vocative | restricte | restricta | restrictum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | restrictī | restrictae | restricta |
| genitive | restrictōrum | restrictārum | restrictōrum |
| dative | restrictīs | restrictīs | restrictīs |
| accusative | restrictōs | restrictās | restricta |
| ablative | restrictīs | restrictīs | restrictīs |
| vocative | restrictī | restrictae | restricta |
rēstrictus, a, um, Part. and P. a. of restringo.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
restrictus adj. with comp.
P. of restringo, bound fast, close, niggardly, stingy : eosdem restrictos fuisse: ad largiendum ex alieno restrictior.
Origins
Perfect passive participle of restringō (“bind tightly”).
Descendants
- Catalanrestret
- Englishrestrict
- Englishrestraintfrom Old French restreint
- Frenchrestreintfrom Old French restreint
- Italianristretto
- Englishristrettofrom Italian ristretto
- Portugueserestrito