ceñir

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cingere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈɲiɾ/ [θeˈɲiɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /seˈɲiɾ/ [seˈɲiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: ce‧ñir

Verb

ceñir (first-person singular present ciño, first-person singular preterite ceñí, past participle ceñido)

  1. (transitive) to adjust (clothing)
  2. (transitive) to encircle, gird
  3. (transitive) to surround, be around
  4. (transitive) to hug, to be tight (said of clothing)
  5. (transitive) to restrict

Conjugation

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