constrictor
English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin constrictor.
Noun
constrictor (plural constrictors)
- That which constricts or tightens.
- 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
- constrictor; that which constricts.
- (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
- English: constrictor
- French: constricteur
- Italian: costrittore
- Spanish: constrictor
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)
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