restrictus

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of restringō (“bind tightly”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /resˈtrik.tus/, [rɛs̠ˈt̪rɪkt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /resˈtrik.tus/, [resˈt̪rikt̪us]

Participle

restrictus (feminine restricta, neuter restrictum); first/second-declension participle

1. restricted, restrained, bound tightly, having been restricted

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	restrictus	restricta	restrictum		restrictī	restrictae	restricta
Genitive	restrictī	restrictae	restrictī		restrictōrum	restrictārum	restrictōrum
Dative	restrictō		restrictō		restrictīs
Accusative	restrictum	restrictam	restrictum		restrictōs	restrictās	restricta
Ablative	restrictō	restrictā	restrictō		restrictīs
Vocative	restricte	restricta	restrictum		restrictī	restrictae	restricta

Derived terms

• restrictiō
• restrictīvus

Adjective

restrictus (feminine restricta, neuter restrictum, comparative restrictior, superlative restrictissimus); first/second-declension adjective

1. stingy, miserly
2. modest, moderate
3. stern, strict, rigorous

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	restrictus	restricta	restrictum		restrictī	restrictae	restricta
Genitive	restrictī	restrictae	restrictī		restrictōrum	restrictārum	restrictōrum
Dative	restrictō		restrictō		restrictīs
Accusative	restrictum	restrictam	restrictum		restrictōs	restrictās	restricta
Ablative	restrictō	restrictā	restrictō		restrictīs
Vocative	restricte	restricta	restrictum		restrictī	restrictae	restricta

Descendants

• Catalan: restret
• English: restrict, restricted, restraint
• French: restreint
• Italian: ristretto
• Portuguese: restrito

References

• “restrictus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “restrictus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• restrictus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.