Italian

Verb

astringo

1. first-person singular present indicative of astringere

Anagrams

• grintosa, ristagno, ristagnò, transigo, trasogni

Latin

Alternative forms

• adstringō

Etymology

From ad- +‎ stringō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /asˈtrin.ɡoː/, [asˈtrɪŋ.ɡoː]

Verb

astringō ‎(present infinitive astringere, perfect active astrīnxī, supine astrictum); third conjugation

1. I draw close, bind or tie together; tighten, contract
2. I check, repress, restrain
3. I put under obligation, oblige, necessitate

Inflection

Descendants

• French: astreindre
• Italian: astringere
• Romanian: astrânge

References

• astringo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• astringo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “astringo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to make a speech rhythmical: numeris orationem astringere, vincire
    
  • to commit a crime and so make oneself liable to the consequences of it: scelere se devincire, se obstringere, astringi
    
  • to bind some one by an oath: iureiurando aliquem astringere