restrictus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of restringō (bind tightly).

Pronunciation

Participle

restrictus (feminine restricta, neuter restrictum); first/second-declension participle

  1. restricted, restrained, bound tightly, having been restricted

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative restrictus restricta restrictum restrictī restrictae restricta
genitive restrictī restrictae restrictī restrictōrum restrictārum restrictōrum
dative restrictō restrictae restrictō restrictīs
accusative restrictum restrictam restrictum restrictōs restrictās restricta
ablative restrictō restrictā restrictō restrictīs
vocative restricte restricta restrictum restrictī restrictae restricta

Derived terms

Adjective

restrictus (feminine restricta, neuter restrictum, comparative restrictior, superlative restrictissimus); first/second-declension adjective

  1. stingy, miserly
  2. modest, moderate
  3. stern, strict, rigorous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

References

  • restrictus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • restrictus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • restrictus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.