contraint
French
Etymology
Conjugated form of the verb contraindre (“to constrain”). From Middle French constraint, from Old French constraint, contraint, corresponding to Latin constrictus (through a Vulgar Latin form *constrinctus).
Adjective
contraint (feminine contrainte, masculine plural contraints, feminine plural contraintes)
Verb
contraint (feminine contrainte, masculine plural contraints, feminine plural contraintes)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “contraint”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Categories:
- French terms inherited from Middle French
- French terms derived from Middle French
- French terms inherited from Old French
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms inherited from Latin
- French terms derived from Latin
- French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- French terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- French lemmas
- French adjectives
- French non-lemma forms
- French past participles