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