delinquo
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deːˈlɪŋ.kʷoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪eˈliŋ.kʷo]
Verb
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
Conjugation of dēlinquō (third conjugation)
Related terms
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
- first-person singular present indicative of delinquir