contraint

== French == === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁɛ̃/ === Adjective === contraint (feminine contrainte, masculine plural contraints, feminine plural contraintes) constrained === Participle === contraint (feminine contrainte, masculine plural contraints, feminine plural contraintes) past participle of contraindre ==== Derived terms ==== contrainte === Further reading === “contraint”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012