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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin stringere (“tighten”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /estɾeˈɲiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: es‧tre‧ñir
Verb
estreñir (first-person singular present estriño, first-person singular preterite estreñí, past participle estreñido)
- (transitive) to constipate
- (reflexive) to become constipated
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 estreñir (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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1st person
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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 estreñir
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dative
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estreñirme
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estreñirte
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estreñirle, estreñirse
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estreñirnos
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estreñiros
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estreñirles, estreñirse
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accusative
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estreñirme
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estreñirte
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estreñirlo, estreñirla, estreñirse
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estreñirnos
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estreñiros
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estreñirlos, estreñirlas, estreñirse
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with gerund estriñendo
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dative
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estriñéndome
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estriñéndote
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estriñéndole, estriñéndose
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estriñéndonos
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estriñéndoos
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estriñéndoles, estriñéndose
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accusative
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estriñéndome
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estriñéndote
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estriñéndolo, estriñéndola, estriñéndose
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estriñéndonos
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estriñéndoos
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estriñéndolos, estriñéndolas, estriñéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative estriñe
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dative
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estríñeme
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estríñete
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estríñele
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estríñenos
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not used
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estríñeles
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accusative
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estríñeme
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estríñete
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estríñelo, estríñela
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estríñenos
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not used
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estríñelos, estríñelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative estreñí
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dative
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estreñime
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estreñite
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estreñile
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estreñinos
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not used
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estreñiles
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accusative
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estreñime
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estreñite
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estreñilo, estreñila
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estreñinos
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not used
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estreñilos, estreñilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative estriña
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dative
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estríñame
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not used
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estríñale, estríñase
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estríñanos
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not used
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estríñales
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accusative
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estríñame
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not used
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estríñalo, estríñala, estríñase
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estríñanos
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not used
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estríñalos, estríñalas
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with first-person plural imperative estriñamos
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dative
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not used
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estriñámoste
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estriñámosle
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estriñámonos
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estriñámoos
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estriñámosles
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accusative
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not used
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estriñámoste
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estriñámoslo, estriñámosla
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estriñámonos
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estriñámoos
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estriñámoslos, estriñámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative estreñid
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dative
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estreñidme
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not used
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estreñidle
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estreñidnos
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estreñíos
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estreñidles
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accusative
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estreñidme
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not used
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estreñidlo, estreñidla
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estreñidnos
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estreñíos
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estreñidlos, estreñidlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative estriñan
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dative
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estríñanme
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not used
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estríñanle
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estríñannos
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not used
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estríñanles, estríñanse
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accusative
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estríñanme
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not used
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estríñanlo, estríñanla
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estríñannos
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not used
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estríñanlos, estríñanlas, estríñanse
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