Latin dictionary · verb
stringō
to draw tight together, to tie together
Dictionary forms: stringō, stringere, strīnxī, strictum
Inflection: third conjugation
Meaning and definitions
- to draw tight together, to tie together
- to pull or strip off, cut off, pluck off, clip off, prune
- to unsheath
- to touch lightly, graze, wound slightly
Connected roots
- strict-
binding tight
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- restrict
to put a limit on; to keep under control
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| stringō | 1st sg. present active indicative |
| stringis | 2nd sg. present active indicative |
| stringit | 3rd sg. present active indicative |
| stringimus | 1st pl. present active indicative |
| stringitis | 2nd pl. present active indicative |
| stringunt | 3rd pl. present active indicative |
| stringēbam | 1st sg. imperfect active indicative |
| stringēbās | 2nd sg. imperfect active indicative |
| stringēbat | 3rd sg. imperfect active indicative |
| stringēbāmus | 1st pl. imperfect active indicative |
| stringēbātis | 2nd pl. imperfect active indicative |
| stringēbant | 3rd pl. imperfect active indicative |
| stringam | 1st sg. future active indicative |
| stringēs | 2nd sg. future active indicative |
| stringet | 3rd sg. future active indicative |
| stringēmus | 1st pl. future active indicative |
| stringētis | 2nd pl. future active indicative |
| stringent | 3rd pl. future active indicative |
| strīnxī | 1st sg. perfect active indicative |
| strīnxistī | 2nd sg. perfect active indicative |
| strīnxit | 3rd sg. perfect active indicative |
| strīnximus | 1st pl. perfect active indicative |
| strīnxistis | 2nd pl. perfect active indicative |
| strīnxērunt | 3rd pl. perfect active indicative |
| strīnxēre | 3rd pl. perfect active indicative |
| stringor | 1st sg. present passive indicative |
| stringeris | 2nd sg. present passive indicative |
| stringere | 2nd sg. present passive indicative |
| stringitur | 3rd sg. present passive indicative |
| stringimur | 1st pl. present passive indicative |
| stringiminī | 2nd pl. present passive indicative |
| stringuntur | 3rd pl. present passive indicative |
| stringēbar | 1st sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| stringēbāris | 2nd sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| stringēbāre | 2nd sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| stringēbātur | 3rd sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| stringēbāmur | 1st pl. imperfect passive indicative |
| stringēbāminī | 2nd pl. imperfect passive indicative |
| stringēbantur | 3rd pl. imperfect passive indicative |
| stringar | 1st sg. future passive indicative |
| stringēris | 2nd sg. future passive indicative |
| stringēre | 2nd sg. future passive indicative |
| stringētur | 3rd sg. future passive indicative |
| stringēmur | 1st pl. future passive indicative |
| stringēminī | 2nd pl. future passive indicative |
| stringentur | 3rd pl. future passive indicative |
| stringere | present active infinitive |
| stringam | 1st sg. present active subjunctive |
| stringās | 2nd sg. present active subjunctive |
| stringat | 3rd sg. present active subjunctive |
| stringāmus | 1st pl. present active subjunctive |
| stringātis | 2nd pl. present active subjunctive |
| stringant | 3rd pl. present active subjunctive |
| strīnxeram | 1st sg. pluperfect active indicative |
| strīnxerās | 2nd sg. pluperfect active indicative |
| strīnxerat | 3rd sg. pluperfect active indicative |
| strīnxerāmus | 1st pl. pluperfect active indicative |
| strīnxerātis | 2nd pl. pluperfect active indicative |
| strīnxerant | 3rd pl. pluperfect active indicative |
| strīnxerō | 1st sg. future perfect active indicative |
| strīnxeris | 2nd sg. future perfect active indicative |
| strīnxerit | 3rd sg. future perfect active indicative |
| strīnxerimus | 1st pl. future perfect active indicative |
| strīnxeritis | 2nd pl. future perfect active indicative |
| strīnxerint | 3rd pl. future perfect active indicative |
| stringerem | 1st sg. imperfect active subjunctive |
| stringerēs | 2nd sg. imperfect active subjunctive |
| stringeret | 3rd sg. imperfect active subjunctive |
| stringerēmus | 1st pl. imperfect active subjunctive |
| stringerētis | 2nd pl. imperfect active subjunctive |
| stringerent | 3rd pl. imperfect active subjunctive |
| strīnxerim | 1st sg. perfect active subjunctive |
| strīnxerīs | 2nd sg. perfect active subjunctive |
| strīnxerit | 3rd sg. perfect active subjunctive |
| strīnxerīmus | 1st pl. perfect active subjunctive |
| strīnxerītis | 2nd pl. perfect active subjunctive |
| strīnxerint | 3rd pl. perfect active subjunctive |
| strīnxissem | 1st sg. pluperfect active subjunctive |
| strīnxissēs | 2nd sg. pluperfect active subjunctive |
| strīnxisset | 3rd sg. pluperfect active subjunctive |
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