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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin cingere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-. Compare Catalan cenyir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈɲiɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seˈɲiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: ce‧ñir
Verb
ceñir (first-person singular present ciño, first-person singular preterite ceñí, past participle ceñido)
- (transitive) to adjust (clothing)
- (transitive) to encircle, gird
- (transitive) to surround, be around
- (transitive) to hug, to be tight (said of clothing)
- (figurative, transitive, reflexive) to restrict, limit
- Synonyms: limitar, atener, amoldar
2023 November 12, Xosé Hermida, “La derecha despliega todas sus redes para deslegitimar a Sánchez”, in El País:Aunque la protesta se había ceñido a los sectores conservadores, los progresistas suscribieron el viernes un comunicado de rechazo porque el acuerdo entre PSOE y Junts alude a la posibilidad de que el Parlamento investigue supuestos casos de lawfare o uso abusivo de la justicia contra miembros del independentismo.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of ceñir (e-i alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| with infinitive ceñir
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| dative
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ceñirme
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ceñirte
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ceñirle, ceñirse
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ceñirnos
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ceñiros
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ceñirles, ceñirse
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| accusative
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ceñirme
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ceñirte
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ceñirlo, ceñirla, ceñirse
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ceñirnos
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ceñiros
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ceñirlos, ceñirlas, ceñirse
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| with gerund ciñendo
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| dative
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ciñéndome
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ciñéndote
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ciñéndole, ciñéndose
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ciñéndonos
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ciñéndoos
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ciñéndoles, ciñéndose
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| accusative
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ciñéndome
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ciñéndote
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ciñéndolo, ciñéndola, ciñéndose
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ciñéndonos
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ciñéndoos
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ciñéndolos, ciñéndolas, ciñéndose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative ciñe
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| dative
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cíñeme
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cíñete
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cíñele
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cíñenos
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not used
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cíñeles
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| accusative
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cíñeme
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cíñete
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cíñelo, cíñela
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cíñenos
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not used
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cíñelos, cíñelas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative ceñí
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| dative
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ceñime
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ceñite
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ceñile
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ceñinos
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not used
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ceñiles
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| accusative
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ceñime
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ceñite
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ceñilo, ceñila
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ceñinos
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not used
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ceñilos, ceñilas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative ciña
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| dative
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cíñame
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not used
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cíñale, cíñase
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cíñanos
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not used
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cíñales
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| accusative
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cíñame
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not used
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cíñalo, cíñala, cíñase
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cíñanos
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not used
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cíñalos, cíñalas
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| with first-person plural imperative ciñamos
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| dative
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not used
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ciñámoste
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ciñámosle
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ciñámonos
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ciñámoos
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ciñámosles
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| accusative
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not used
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ciñámoste
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ciñámoslo, ciñámosla
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ciñámonos
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ciñámoos
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ciñámoslos, ciñámoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative ceñid
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| dative
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ceñidme
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not used
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ceñidle
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ceñidnos
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ceñíos
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ceñidles
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| accusative
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ceñidme
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not used
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ceñidlo, ceñidla
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ceñidnos
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ceñíos
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ceñidlos, ceñidlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative ciñan
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| dative
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cíñanme
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not used
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cíñanle
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cíñannos
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not used
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cíñanles, cíñanse
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| accusative
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cíñanme
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not used
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cíñanlo, cíñanla
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cíñannos
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not used
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cíñanlos, cíñanlas, cíñanse
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