Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin dēlinquere (to fail in one's duty), from de- + linquō (to neglect),[1] present infinitive form of linquō (to leave).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /deˈlin.kwe.re/
  • Rhymes: -inkwere
  • Hyphenation: de‧lìn‧que‧re

Verb edit

delìnquere (first-person singular present delìnquo, no past historic, past participle (rare or unused) delìtto or (archaic, rare, ditto) delinquìto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

  1. to commit a crime [auxiliary avere]
  2. (literary) to sin [auxiliary avere]

Usage notes edit

  • Used in some forms of the present indicative, in the infinitive, in the present participle with the substantival meaning and in the past participle;[1] rare in other forms, including all composed forms.

Conjugation edit

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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 delinquere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin edit

Verb edit

dēlinquēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of dēlinquō

Verb edit

dēlinquere

  1. inflection of dēlinquō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative