"contraint" meaning in All languages combined

See contraint on Wiktionary

Adjective [French]

IPA: /kɔ̃.tʁɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-contraint.wav [Canada] (note: Shawinigan) Forms: contrainte [feminine], contraints [masculine, plural], contraintes [feminine, plural]
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). Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|frm|constraint}} Middle French constraint, {{inh|fr|fro|constraint}} Old French constraint, {{inh|fr|la|cōnstrictus}} Latin cōnstrictus, {{inh|fr|la-vul|-}} Vulgar Latin Head templates: {{fr-adj}} contraint (feminine contrainte, masculine plural contraints, feminine plural contraintes)
  1. constrained
    Sense id: en-contraint-fr-adj-vh678ian Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42

Verb [French]

IPA: /kɔ̃.tʁɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-contraint.wav [Canada] (note: Shawinigan) Forms: contrainte [feminine], contraints [masculine, plural], contraintes [feminine, plural]
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). Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|frm|constraint}} Middle French constraint, {{inh|fr|fro|constraint}} Old French constraint, {{inh|fr|la|cōnstrictus}} Latin cōnstrictus, {{inh|fr|la-vul|-}} Vulgar Latin Head templates: {{fr-past participle}} contraint (feminine contrainte, masculine plural contraints, feminine plural contraintes)
  1. past participle of contraindre Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: contraindre Derived forms: contrainte
    Sense id: en-contraint-fr-verb-0u~eQWYW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46

Inflected forms

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