constipar
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cōnstīpāre (“press closely together”).
Verb
constipar (first-person singular present constipo, first-person singular preterite constipí, past participle constipat)
- (transitive) to constipate
- Synonym: restrènyer
- (transitive) to cause a cold
- (pronominal) to catch a cold
Conjugation
Conjugation of constipar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | constipar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | constipant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | constipat | constipada | |||||
| plural | constipats | constipades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | constipo | constipes | constipa | constipem | constipeu | constipen | |
| imperfect | constipava | constipaves | constipava | constipàvem | constipàveu | constipaven | |
| future | constiparé | constiparàs | constiparà | constiparem | constipareu | constiparan | |
| preterite | constipí | constipares | constipà | constipàrem | constipàreu | constiparen | |
| conditional | constiparia | constiparies | constiparia | constiparíem | constiparíeu | constiparien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | constipi | constipis | constipi | constipem | constipeu | constipin | |
| imperfect | constipés | constipessis | constipés | constipéssim | constipéssiu | constipessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| affirmative | — | constipa | constipi | constipem | constipeu | constipin | |
| negative (no) | — | no constipis | no constipi | no constipem | no constipeu | no constipin | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “constipar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin cōnstīpāre (“press closely together”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konstiˈpaɾ/ [kõns.t̪iˈpaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cons‧ti‧par
Verb
constipar (first-person singular present constipo, first-person singular preterite constipé, past participle constipado)
- to catch a cold, congest
- to close one's pores, preventing transpiration
- (reflexive) to catch a cold, become congested
Usage notes
- Constipar is a false friend and does not mean to constipate in Spanish. The Spanish word for that English meaning of constipar is estreñir.
Conjugation
Conjugation of constipar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of constipar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive constipar | dative | constiparme | constiparte | constiparle, constiparse | constiparnos | constiparos | constiparles, constiparse |
| accusative | constiparme | constiparte | constiparlo, constiparla, constiparse | constiparnos | constiparos | constiparlos, constiparlas, constiparse | |
| with gerund constipando | dative | constipándome | constipándote | constipándole, constipándose | constipándonos | constipándoos | constipándoles, constipándose |
| accusative | constipándome | constipándote | constipándolo, constipándola, constipándose | constipándonos | constipándoos | constipándolos, constipándolas, constipándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative constipa | dative | constípame | constípate | constípale | constípanos | not used | constípales |
| accusative | constípame | constípate | constípalo, constípala | constípanos | not used | constípalos, constípalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative constipá | dative | constipame | constipate | constipale | constipanos | not used | constipales |
| accusative | constipame | constipate | constipalo, constipala | constipanos | not used | constipalos, constipalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative constipe | dative | constípeme | not used | constípele, constípese | constípenos | not used | constípeles |
| accusative | constípeme | not used | constípelo, constípela, constípese | constípenos | not used | constípelos, constípelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative constipemos | dative | not used | constipémoste | constipémosle | constipémonos | constipémoos | constipémosles |
| accusative | not used | constipémoste | constipémoslo, constipémosla | constipémonos | constipémoos | constipémoslos, constipémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative constipad | dative | constipadme | not used | constipadle | constipadnos | constipaos | constipadles |
| accusative | constipadme | not used | constipadlo, constipadla | constipadnos | constipaos | constipadlos, constipadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative constipen | dative | constípenme | not used | constípenle | constípennos | not used | constípenles, constípense |
| accusative | constípenme | not used | constípenlo, constípenla | constípennos | not used | constípenlos, constípenlas, constípense | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “constipar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024