constrictio
Latin
Etymology
From constringō + -tiō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kõːˈstrɪk.ti.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [konˈst̪rik.t̪͡s̪i.o]
Noun
cōnstrictiō f (genitive cōnstrictiōnis); third declension
- (post-classical) a binding or drawing together
- Scribonius Largo, Compositiones 84.5
- a binding of the bowels
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cōnstrictiō | cōnstrictiōnēs |
| genitive | cōnstrictiōnis | cōnstrictiōnum |
| dative | cōnstrictiōnī | cōnstrictiōnibus |
| accusative | cōnstrictiōnem | cōnstrictiōnēs |
| ablative | cōnstrictiōne | cōnstrictiōnibus |
| vocative | cōnstrictiō | cōnstrictiōnēs |
References
- “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.