Latin edit

Etymology edit

Literally meaning "I relinquish the nuts" or "I abandon nuts", since children used to play with nuts, this meant to give up one's childish ways.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

nucēs relinquō (present infinitive nucēs relinquere, perfect active nucēs relīquī, supine nucēs relictum); third conjugation

  1. (idiomatic) to give up childish sports, to throw away one's rattles, to betake oneself to the serious business of life

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of nucēs relinquō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nucēs relinquō nucēs relinquis nucēs relinquit nucēs relinquimus nucēs relinquitis nucēs relinquunt
imperfect nucēs relinquēbam nucēs relinquēbās nucēs relinquēbat nucēs relinquēbāmus nucēs relinquēbātis nucēs relinquēbant
future nucēs relinquam nucēs relinquēs nucēs relinquet nucēs relinquēmus nucēs relinquētis nucēs relinquent
perfect nucēs relīquī nucēs relīquistī nucēs relīquit nucēs relīquimus nucēs relīquistis nucēs relīquērunt,
nucēs relīquēre
pluperfect nucēs relīqueram nucēs relīquerās nucēs relīquerat nucēs relīquerāmus nucēs relīquerātis nucēs relīquerant
future perfect nucēs relīquerō nucēs relīqueris nucēs relīquerit nucēs relīquerimus nucēs relīqueritis nucēs relīquerint
passive present nucēs relinquor nucēs relinqueris,
nucēs relinquere
nucēs relinquitur nucēs relinquimur nucēs relinquiminī nucēs relinquuntur
imperfect nucēs relinquēbar nucēs relinquēbāris,
nucēs relinquēbāre
nucēs relinquēbātur nucēs relinquēbāmur nucēs relinquēbāminī nucēs relinquēbantur
future nucēs relinquar nucēs relinquēris,
nucēs relinquēre
nucēs relinquētur nucēs relinquēmur nucēs relinquēminī nucēs relinquentur
perfect nucēs + relictus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect nucēs + relictus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect nucēs + relictus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nucēs relinquam nucēs relinquās nucēs relinquat nucēs relinquāmus nucēs relinquātis nucēs relinquant
imperfect nucēs relinquerem nucēs relinquerēs nucēs relinqueret nucēs relinquerēmus nucēs relinquerētis nucēs relinquerent
perfect nucēs relīquerim nucēs relīquerīs nucēs relīquerit nucēs relīquerīmus nucēs relīquerītis nucēs relīquerint
pluperfect nucēs relīquissem nucēs relīquissēs nucēs relīquisset nucēs relīquissēmus nucēs relīquissētis nucēs relīquissent
passive present nucēs relinquar nucēs relinquāris,
nucēs relinquāre
nucēs relinquātur nucēs relinquāmur nucēs relinquāminī nucēs relinquantur
imperfect nucēs relinquerer nucēs relinquerēris,
nucēs relinquerēre
nucēs relinquerētur nucēs relinquerēmur nucēs relinquerēminī nucēs relinquerentur
perfect nucēs + relictus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect nucēs + relictus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nucēs relinque nucēs relinquite
future nucēs relinquitō nucēs relinquitō nucēs relinquitōte nucēs relinquuntō
passive present nucēs relinquere nucēs relinquiminī
future nucēs relinquitor nucēs relinquitor nucēs relinquuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives nucēs relinquere nucēs relīquisse nucēs relictūrum esse nucēs relinquī nucēs relictum esse nucēs relictum īrī
participles nucēs relinquēns nucēs relictūrus nucēs relictus nucēs relinquendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
nucēs relinquendī nucēs relinquendō nucēs relinquendum nucēs relinquendō nucēs relictum nucēs relictū

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