constrictio

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Latin

Etymology

From constringō +‎ -tiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

cōnstrictiō f (genitive cōnstrictiōnis); third declension

  1. (post-classical) a binding or drawing together
    • c. 500 CE, Palladius, Opus Agriculturae 4.1.3
    • Scribonius Largo, Compositiones 84.5
  2. 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

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