delinquo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /deːˈlin.kʷoː/, [d̪eːˈlʲɪŋkʷoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈlin.kwo/, [d̪eˈliŋkwo]
Verb edit
dēlinquō (present infinitive dēlinquere, perfect active dēlīquī, supine dēlictum); third conjugation
- to fail in one's duty
- to be wanting, lacking
- to transgress, offend, err
- to commit a fault, do something wrong
Conjugation edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Catalan: delinquir
- English: delinquent
- French: délinquer, délinquant
- Italian: delinquere
- Portuguese: delinquir
- Sicilian: dilìncuri
- Spanish: delinquir
References edit
- “delinquo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “delinquo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- delinquo in Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
- delinquo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese edit
Verb edit
delinquo