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