astringere
Italian
Alternative forms
- astrignere (archaic)
Etymology
From Latin astringere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /asˈtrin.d͡ʒe.re/
- Rhymes: -indʒere
- Hyphenation: a‧strìn‧ge‧re
Verb
astrìngere (first-person singular present astrìngo, first-person singular past historic astrìnsi, past participle astrétto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (literary) to compel, to oblige [with a (+ infinitive) ‘to’]
- (poetic) to grasp tightly; to squeeze
- Synonym: stringere
- (medicine) to tighten, to cause an astringent effect to (tissues, etc.)
- (medicine) to constipate
Conjugation
Conjugation of astrìngere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
Further reading
- astringere in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- astringere in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- astrìngere in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- astrìngere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
astringēre
- second-person singular future passive indicative of astringō
Verb
astringere
- inflection of astringō:
- present active infinitive
- second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative