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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin astringō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /astɾeˈɲiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: as‧tre‧ñir
Verb
astreñir (first-person singular present astriño, first-person singular preterite astreñí, past participle astreñido)
- Alternative form of astringir
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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