Etymology
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From Latin cōnstīpāre (“press closely together”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /konstiˈpaɾ/ [kõns.t̪iˈpaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cons‧ti‧par
constipar (first-person singular present constipo, first-person singular preterite constipé, past participle constipado)
- to catch a cold, congest
- to close one's pores, preventing transpiration
- (reflexive) to catch a cold, become congested
Usage notes
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- Constipar is a false friend, and does not mean to constipate in Spanish. The Spanish word for that English meaning of constipar is estreñir.
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of constipar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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plural
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with infinitive constipar
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dative
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constiparme
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constiparte
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constiparle, constiparse
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constiparnos
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constiparos
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constiparles, constiparse
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accusative
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constiparme
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constiparte
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constiparlo, constiparla, constiparse
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constiparnos
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constiparos
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constiparlos, constiparlas, constiparse
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with gerund constipando
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dative
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constipándome
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constipándote
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constipándole, constipándose
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constipándonos
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constipándoos
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constipándoles, constipándose
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accusative
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constipándome
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constipándote
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constipándolo, constipándola, constipándose
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constipándonos
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constipándoos
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constipándolos, constipándolas, constipándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative constipa
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dative
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constípame
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constípate
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constípale
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constípanos
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not used
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constípales
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accusative
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constípame
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constípate
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constípalo, constípala
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constípanos
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not used
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constípalos, constípalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative constipá
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dative
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constipame
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constipate
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constipale
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constipanos
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not used
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constipales
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accusative
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constipame
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constipate
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constipalo, constipala
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constipanos
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not used
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constipalos, constipalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative constipe
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dative
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constípeme
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not used
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constípele, constípese
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constípenos
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not used
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constípeles
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accusative
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constípeme
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not used
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constípelo, constípela, constípese
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constípenos
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not used
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constípelos, constípelas
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with first-person plural imperative constipemos
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dative
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not used
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constipémoste
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constipémosle
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constipémonos
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constipémoos
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constipémosles
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accusative
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not used
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constipémoste
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constipémoslo, constipémosla
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constipémonos
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constipémoos
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constipémoslos, constipémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative constipad
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dative
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constipadme
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not used
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constipadle
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constipadnos
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constipaos
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constipadles
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accusative
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constipadme
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not used
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constipadlo, constipadla
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constipadnos
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constipaos
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constipadlos, constipadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative constipen
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dative
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constípenme
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not used
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constípenle
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constípennos
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not used
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constípenles, constípense
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accusative
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constípenme
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not used
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constípenlo, constípenla
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constípennos
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not used
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constípenlos, constípenlas, constípense
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