obstrictus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of obstringō.

Participle

obstrictus m (feminine obstricta, neuter obstrictum); first/second declension

  1. bound (by an oath)
  2. obliged
  3. tied, fettered

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative obstrictus obstricta obstrictum obstrictī obstrictae obstricta
Genitive obstrictī obstrictae obstrictī obstrictōrum obstrictārum obstrictōrum
Dative obstrictō obstrictae obstrictō obstrictīs obstrictīs obstrictīs
Accusative obstrictum obstrictam obstrictum obstrictōs obstrictās obstricta
Ablative obstrictō obstrictā obstrictō obstrictīs obstrictīs obstrictīs
Vocative obstricte obstricta obstrictum obstrictī obstrictae obstricta

References
  • obstrictus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obstrictus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be bound by one's word; to be on one's honour: fide obstrictum teneri (Pis. 13. 29)
    • to have power over the people by trading on their religious scruples: religione obstrictos habere multitudinis animos (Liv. 6. 1. 10)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.