delinquo

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ linquō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dēlinquō (present infinitive dēlinquere, perfect active dēlīquī, supine dēlictum); third conjugation

  1. to fail in one's duty
    Synonyms: discēdō, dēficiō, cadō, dēsum
    Antonyms: perficiō, impetrō, perpetrō, ēvincō
  2. to be wanting, lacking
    Synonyms: careō, egeō, indigeō, deficiō, dēsum, cessō, perdō
    Antonyms: flōreō, niteō, abundō, affluō
  3. to transgress, offend, err
    Synonyms: violō, peccō
  4. to commit a fault, do something wrong
    Synonyms: lābor, errō, committō, offendō

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Catalan: delinquir
  • English: delinquent
  • French: délinquer, délinquant
  • Italian: delinquere
  • Portuguese: delinquir
  • Sicilian: dilìncuri
  • Spanish: delinquir

References

  • 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

Verb

delinquo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of delinquir