adstringo, adstringere, adstrinxi, adstrictus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
tie up/down/back/on/together/tightly; bind, grasp, tighten, fix; form boundary;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | adstringo | adstringimus |
| 2 | adstringis | adstringitis |
| 3 | adstringit | adstringunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | adstringere |
| active | perfect | adstrinxisse |
| passive | present | adstringi |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | adstringe | adstringite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | adstringito | adstringitote |
| 3 | adstringito | adstringunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | adstringere | adstringimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | adstringitor | — |
| 3 | adstringitor | adstringuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adstrictus | adstricti |
| Gen. | adstricti | adstrictorum |
| Dat. | adstricto | — |
| Acc. | adstrictum | adstrictos |
| Voc. | adstricte | adstricti |
| Abl. | adstricto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adstricta | adstrictae |
| Gen. | adstrictae | adstrictarum |
| Dat. | adstrictae | — |
| Acc. | adstrictam | adstrictas |
| Voc. | adstricta | adstrictae |
| Abl. | adstricta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | adstrictum | adstricta |
| Gen. | adstricti | adstrictorum |
| Dat. | adstricto | — |
| Acc. | adstrictum | adstricta |
| Voc. | adstrictum | adstricta |
| Abl. | adstricto | — |
Supines
accusative: adstrictum; ablative: adstrictu
Examples
- P
Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...optume. verum heus tu, hac lege tibi meam adstringo fidem: quae vera audivi taceo et contineo optume..." - L
Liber XIX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...quid diu timeas. Sed quare istuc malum adstringo? Non est quod quicquam timendum putes: vana sunt ista quae..."