contraint

French

Etymology

Conjugated form of the verb contraindre (“to constrain”). From Middle French constraint, from Old French constraint, contraint, corresponding to Latin cōnstrictus (through a Vulgar Latin form *constrinctus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tʁɛ̃/

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Adjective

contraint (feminine contrainte, masculine plural contraints, feminine plural contraintes)

1. constrained

Participle

contraint (feminine contrainte, masculine plural contraints, feminine plural contraintes)

1. past participle of contraindre

Derived terms

• contrainte

Further reading

• “contraint”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.