constrictus, constricta -um, constrictior -or -us, constrictissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Pliny
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
small/limited in size; marked by contraction/tightening; compressed/contracted;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | constrictus | constricti |
| Gen. | constricti | constrictorum |
| Dat. | constricto | — |
| Acc. | constrictum | constrictos |
| Voc. | constricte | constricti |
| Abl. | constricto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | constricta | constrictae |
| Gen. | constrictae | constrictarum |
| Dat. | constrictae | — |
| Acc. | constrictam | constrictas |
| Voc. | constricta | constrictae |
| Abl. | constricta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | constrictum | constricta |
| Gen. | constricti | constrictorum |
| Dat. | constricto | — |
| Acc. | constrictum | constricta |
| Voc. | constrictum | constricta |
| Abl. | constricto | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | constrictius | constrictiora |
| Gen. | constrictioris | — |
| Acc. | constrictius | constrictiora |
| Voc. | constrictius | constrictiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | constrictissimus | constrictissimi |
| Gen. | constrictissimi | constrictissimorum |
| Dat. | constrictissimo | — |
| Acc. | constrictissimum | constrictissimos |
| Voc. | constrictissime | constrictissimi |
| Abl. | constrictissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | constrictissima | constrictissimae |
| Gen. | constrictissimae | constrictissimarum |
| Dat. | constrictissimae | — |
| Acc. | constrictissimam | constrictissimas |
| Voc. | constrictissima | constrictissimae |
| Abl. | constrictissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | constrictissimum | constrictissima |
| Gen. | constrictissimi | constrictissimorum |
| Dat. | constrictissimo | — |
| Acc. | constrictissimum | constrictissima |
| Voc. | constrictissimum | constrictissima |
| Abl. | constrictissimo | — |
Examples
Satura V
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...uenit excelsi manibus sublata ministri. sed tibi dimidio constrictus cammarus ouo ponitur exigua feralis cena patella. ipse Venafrano..."II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...affectus quam quo rerum natura, quo mundus ipse constrictus est. quisquamne mortalium confodiet illud sacrum venerandumque corpus, quod..."