constringir
Portuguese, verb/kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(ʁ)/
constringir is spelled C-O-N-S-T-R-I-N-G-I-R (11 letters). Constringir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to constrict with a loop around something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cingir, apertando”.
What does constringir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to constrict with a loop around something
- 2
to constrict; to limit or restrict
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. cingir, apertando 2. contrair-se
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of constringir
- constrinjo first-person present singular
- constringi first-person preterite singular
- constringido participle past
- g-j alternation
- constringires infinitive second-person singular
- constringirmos first-person infinitive plural
- constringirdes infinitive plural second-person
- constringirem infinitive plural third-person
- constringindo gerund
- constringidos masculine participle past
- constringida feminine participle past
- constringidas feminine participle past
- constringes indicative present second-person
- constringe indicative present singular
- constringimos first-person indicative plural
- constringis indicative plural present
- constringem indicative plural present
- constringia first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce constringir?
- Brazil /kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(ʁ)/
- Brazil [kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(h)]
- /kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to constringir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.