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
- D
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..." - M
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..."