cenyir

Catalan

Etymology

    Inherited from Latin cingere, possibly from Proto-Italic *kengō, from Proto-Indo-European *kenk- (to gird, tie).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [səˈɲi]
    • IPA(key): (Valencia) [seˈɲiɾ]
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    Verb

    cenyir (first-person singular present cenyeixo, first-person singular preterite cenyí, past participle cenyit)

    1. (transitive) to encircle, to gird
    2. (transitive) to surround
    3. (transitive, of clothing) to be tight
    4. (figurative, reflexive) to limit, restrict
      • 2021 November 4, Xabi Barrena, “Pere Aragonès avisa Junts que el pacte pressupostari se cenyeix a la CUP”, in Diari de Girona[1]:
        Pere Aragonès avisa Junts que el pacte pressupostari se cenyeix a la CUP [title]
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