# constringir
## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstringere (“to tie up”). Doublet of constranger.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(ʁ)/ [kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(ʁ)/ [kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kõʃ.tɾĩˈʒi(ʁ)/ [kõʃ.tɾĩˈʒi(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõʃ.tɾĩˈʒiɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kõʃ.tɾĩˈʒiɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kõʃ.tɾĩˈʒi.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: cons‧trin‧gir

### Verb

constringir (first-person singular present constrinjo, first-person singular preterite constringi, past participle constringido)
* (transitive) to constrict with a loop around something
* (transitive, figurative) to constrict; to limit or restrict

#### Conjugation
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /konstɾinˈxiɾ/ [kõns.t̪ɾĩŋˈxiɾ]
* Rhymes: -iɾ
* Syllabification: cons‧trin‧gir

### Verb

constringir (first-person singular present constrinjo, first-person singular preterite constringí, past participle constringido)
* Obsolete spelling of constreñir.

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | constringir | constringir | constringir | constringir | constringir |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | constringiendo | constringiendo | constringiendo | constringiendo | constringiendo |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | constringido | constringido | constringida | constringida |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | constringidos | constringidos | constringidas | constringidas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | constrinjo | constringes$^{tú}$ constringís$^{vos}$ | constringe | constringimos | constringís | constringen |
| indicative | imperfect | constringía | constringías | constringía | constringíamos | constringíais | constringían |
| indicative | preterite | constringí | constringiste | constringió | constringimos | constringisteis | constringieron |
| indicative | future | constringiré | constringirás | constringirá | constringiremos | constringiréis | constringirán |
| indicative | conditional | constringiría | constringirías | constringiría | constringiríamos | constringiríais | constringirían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | constrinja | constrinjas$^{tú}$ constrinjás$^{vos2}$ | constrinja | constrinjamos | constrinjáis | constrinjan |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | constringiera | constringieras | constringiera | constringiéramos | constringierais | constringieran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | constringiese | constringieses | constringiese | constringiésemos | constringieseis | constringiesen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | constringiere | constringieres | constringiere | constringiéremos | constringiereis | constringieren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | constringe$^{tú}$ constringí$^{vos}$ | constrinja | constrinjamos | constringid | constrinjan |
| imperative | negative | | no constrinjas | no constrinja | no constrinjamos | no constrinjáis | no constrinjan |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “constringir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014