genuflecto
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom genū (“knee”) + flectō (“bend”), literally "I bend the knee".
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡe.nuːˈflek.toː/, [ɡɛnuːˈfɫ̪ɛkt̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.nuˈflek.to/, [d͡ʒenuˈflɛkt̪o]
Verb
editgenūflectō (present infinitive genūflectere, perfect active genūflexī, supine genūflexum); third conjugation
- (intransitive) to kneel down, to bend the knee, to genuflect
Conjugation
editDescendants
edit- → English: genuflect
- → Italian: genuflettersi