constipar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cōnstīpāre (“press closely together”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konstiˈpaɾ/ [kõns.t̪iˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: cons‧ti‧par

Verb

constipar (first-person singular present constipo, first-person singular preterite constipé, past participle constipado)

1. to catch a cold, congest
2. to close one's pores, preventing transpiration
3. (reflexive) to catch a cold, become congested

Usage notes

• 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

    Conjugation of constipar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			constipar
gerund			constipando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		constipado		constipada
		plural		constipados		constipadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	constipo	constipastú constipásvos	constipa	constipamos	constipáis	constipan
	imperfect	constipaba	constipabas	constipaba	constipábamos	constipabais	constipaban
	preterite	constipé	constipaste	constipó	constipamos	constipasteis	constiparon
	future	constiparé	constiparás	constipará	constiparemos	constiparéis	constiparán
	conditional	constiparía	constiparías	constiparía	constiparíamos	constiparíais	constiparían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	constipe	constipestú constipésvos2	constipe	constipemos	constipéis	constipen
	imperfect (ra)	constipara	constiparas	constipara	constipáramos	constiparais	constiparan
	imperfect (se)	constipase	constipases	constipase	constipásemos	constipaseis	constipasen
	future1	constipare	constipares	constipare	constipáremos	constipareis	constiparen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		constipatú constipávos	constipe	constipemos	constipad	constipen
	negative		no constipes	no constipe	no constipemos	no constipéis	no constipen

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.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive constipar
	dative	constiparme	constiparte	constiparle, constiparse	constiparnos	constiparos	constiparles, constiparse
	accusative	constiparme	constiparte	constiparlo, constiparla, constiparse	constiparnos	constiparos	constiparlos, constiparlas, constiparse
with gerund constipando
	dative	constipándome	constipándote	constipándole, constipándose	constipándonos	constipándoos	constipándoles, constipándose
	accusative	constipándome	constipándote	constipándolo, constipándola, constipándose	constipándonos	constipándoos	constipándolos, constipándolas, constipándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative constipa
	dative	constípame	constípate	constípale	constípanos	not used	constípales
	accusative	constípame	constípate	constípalo, constípala	constípanos	not used	constípalos, constípalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative constipá
	dative	constipame	constipate	constipale	constipanos	not used	constipales
	accusative	constipame	constipate	constipalo, constipala	constipanos	not used	constipalos, constipalas
with formal second-person singular imperative constipe
	dative	constípeme	not used	constípele, constípese	constípenos	not used	constípeles
	accusative	constípeme	not used	constípelo, constípela, constípese	constípenos	not used	constípelos, constípelas
with first-person plural imperative constipemos
	dative	not used	constipémoste	constipémosle	constipémonos	constipémoos	constipémosles
	accusative	not used	constipémoste	constipémoslo, constipémosla	constipémonos	constipémoos	constipémoslos, constipémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative constipad
	dative	constipadme	not used	constipadle	constipadnos	constipaos	constipadles
	accusative	constipadme	not used	constipadlo, constipadla	constipadnos	constipaos	constipadlos, constipadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative constipen
	dative	constípenme	not used	constípenle	constípennos	not used	constípenles, constípense
	accusative	constípenme	not used	constípenlo, constípenla	constípennos	not used	constípenlos, constípenlas, constípense

Derived terms

• constipado

 

Related terms

• constipación

 

Further reading

• “constipar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28