ceñir

(Englisch)

  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. (figuratively, reflexive, transitive) to restrict, limit

Mit Bindestrich als
ce‧ñir
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/θeˈɲiɾ/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

Inherited from Latin cingere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-. Compare Catalan cenyir.

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