delinquere

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dēlinquere (to fail in one's duty), from de- + linquō (to neglect),[1] present infinitive form of linquō (to leave).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /deˈlin.kwe.re/
  • Rhymes: -inkwere
  • Hyphenation: de‧lìn‧que‧re

Verb

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delìnquere (first-person singular present delìnquo, no past historic, past participle (rare or unused) delìtto or (archaic, rare, ditto) delinquìto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

  1. to commit a crime [auxiliary avere]
  2. (literary) to sin [auxiliary avere]

Usage notes

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  • Used in some forms of the present indicative, in the infinitive, in the present participle with the substantival meaning and in the past participle;[1] rare in other forms, including all composed forms.

Conjugation

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 delinquere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

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Verb

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dēlinquēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of dēlinquō

Verb

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dēlinquere

  1. inflection of dēlinquō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative