constrictor

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin constrictor.

Noun

constrictor (plural constrictors)

  1. That which constricts or tightens.
  2. A boa constrictor.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From cōnstringo (“to compress”) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈstrik.tor/, [kõːˈstrɪk.tɔr]

Noun

cōnstrictor m (genitive cōnstrictōris); third declension

  1. constrictor; that which constricts.
  2. (New Latin) Used as a species epithet and in medical Latin

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cōnstrictor cōnstrictōrēs
Genitive cōnstrictōris cōnstrictōrum
Dative cōnstrictōrī cōnstrictōribus
Accusative cōnstrictōrem cōnstrictōrēs
Ablative cōnstrictōre cōnstrictōribus
Vocative cōnstrictor cōnstrictōrēs

Descendants

Spanish

Etymology

Formed from the root of Latin constrictus, with the suffix -or; equivalent to New Latin constrictor.

Adjective

constrictor (feminine singular constrictora, masculine plural constrictores, feminine plural constrictoras)

  1. constricting
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