constipar

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnstīpāre (“press closely together”).

Verb

constipar (first-person singular present constipo, first-person singular preterite constipí, past participle constipat)

1. (transitive) to constipate

   Synonym: restrènyer

2. (transitive) to cause a cold
3. (pronominal) to catch a cold

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of constipar (first conjugation)

infinitive			constipar
gerund			constipant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		constipat		constipada
		plural		constipats		constipades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	constipo	constipes	constipa	constipem	constipeu	constipen
	imperfect	constipava	constipaves	constipava	constipàvem	constipàveu	constipaven
	future	constiparé	constiparàs	constiparà	constiparem	constipareu	constiparan
	preterite	constipí	constipares	constipà	constipàrem	constipàreu	constiparen
	conditional	constiparia	constiparies	constiparia	constiparíem	constiparíeu	constiparien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	constipi	constipis	constipi	constipem	constipeu	constipin
	imperfect	constipés	constipessis	constipés	constipéssim	constipéssiu	constipessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	constipa	constipi	constipem	constipeu	constipin
	negative (no)	—	no constipis	no constipi	no constipem	no constipeu	no constipin

Derived terms

• constipat

Related terms

• constipació

Further reading

• “constipar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Latin stīpō

Latin cōnstīpārelbor.

Spanish constipar

Learned borrowing 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

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-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 tuteo 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 voseo 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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026