constrictio
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From constringō + -tiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈstrik.ti.oː/, [kõːˈs̠t̪rɪkt̪ioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /konˈstrik.t͡si.o/, [konˈst̪rikt̪͡s̪io]
Noun[edit]
cōnstrictiō f (genitive cōnstrictiōnis); third declension
- (post-classical) a binding or drawing together
- Scribonius Largo, Compositiones 84.5
- a binding of the bowels
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cōnstrictiō | cōnstrictiōnēs |
| Genitive | cōnstrictiōnis | cōnstrictiōnum |
| Dative | cōnstrictiōnī | cōnstrictiōnibus |
| Accusative | cōnstrictiōnem | cōnstrictiōnēs |
| Ablative | cōnstrictiōne | cōnstrictiōnibus |
| Vocative | cōnstrictiō | cōnstrictiōnēs |
References[edit]
- “constrictio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- constrictio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.