constricta

Dictionary entries

• constricto, constrictare, constrictavi, constrictatus:

  Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive

  Frequency:

  Uncommon

  Dictionary:

  Lewis & Short

  Age:

  Late

  Field:

  Bio/medical

  = draw together; (medical term associated with cauterization and amputation);

  Entry →

  sg. pres. act. imp. 2nd
• constringo, constringere, constrinxi, constrictus:

  Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive

  Frequency:

  Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = bind fast/tight, tie up/together; confine, restrain; hinder, inhibit, control;; compress/squeeze; make smaller/lessen/contract; hold together; congeal/freeze;

  Entry →

  abl. sg. perf. pass. part.

  acc. pl. perf. pass. part.

  nom. sg. perf. pass. part.

  nom. pl. perf. pass. part.

  voc. sg. perf. pass. part.

  voc. pl. perf. pass. part.
• constrictus, constricta -um, constrictior -or -us, constrictissimus -a -um:

  Adjective · 1st declension

  Frequency:

  Pliny

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = small/limited in size; marked by contraction/tightening; compressed/contracted;

  Entry →

  abl. sg. (f.)

  acc. pl. (n.)

  nom. sg. (f.)

  nom. pl. (n.)

  voc. sg. (f.)

  voc. pl. (n.)