infringo

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ frangō.

Pronunciation

Verb

īnfringō (present infinitive īnfringere, perfect active īnfrēgī, supine īnfrāctum); third conjugation

  1. to break off, infringe
    Synonyms: frangō, irrumpō, rumpō, violō
  2. to check, weaken, lessen, diminish, mitigate or assuage

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: infringir
  • English: infringe
  • French: enfreindre
  • Galician: infrinxir
  • Italian: infrangere
  • Portuguese: infringir
  • Romanian: înfrânge
  • Sicilian: nfrijinzari (from *infrigintiare)
  • Spanish: infringir

References

  • infringo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • infringo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • infringo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.