delinquo

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ linquō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /deːˈlin.kʷoː/, [d̪eːˈlʲɪŋkʷoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈlin.kwo/, [d̪eˈliŋkwo]

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

   Conjugation of dēlinquō (third conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	dēlinquō		dēlinquis		dēlinquit		dēlinquimus		dēlinquitis		dēlinquunt
	imperfect	dēlinquēbam		dēlinquēbās		dēlinquēbat		dēlinquēbāmus		dēlinquēbātis		dēlinquēbant
	future	dēlinquam		dēlinquēs		dēlinquet		dēlinquēmus		dēlinquētis		dēlinquent
	perfect	dēlīquī		dēlīquistī		dēlīquit		dēlīquimus		dēlīquistis		dēlīquērunt, dēlīquēre
	pluperfect	dēlīqueram		dēlīquerās		dēlīquerat		dēlīquerāmus		dēlīquerātis		dēlīquerant
	future perfect	dēlīquerō		dēlīqueris		dēlīquerit		dēlīquerimus		dēlīqueritis		dēlīquerint
passive	present	dēlinquor		dēlinqueris, dēlinquere		dēlinquitur		dēlinquimur		dēlinquiminī		dēlinquuntur
	imperfect	dēlinquēbar		dēlinquēbāris, dēlinquēbāre		dēlinquēbātur		dēlinquēbāmur		dēlinquēbāminī		dēlinquēbantur
	future	dēlinquar		dēlinquēris, dēlinquēre		dēlinquētur		dēlinquēmur		dēlinquēminī		dēlinquentur
	perfect	dēlictus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	dēlictus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	dēlictus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	dēlinquam		dēlinquās		dēlinquat		dēlinquāmus		dēlinquātis		dēlinquant
	imperfect	dēlinquerem		dēlinquerēs		dēlinqueret		dēlinquerēmus		dēlinquerētis		dēlinquerent
	perfect	dēlīquerim		dēlīquerīs		dēlīquerit		dēlīquerīmus		dēlīquerītis		dēlīquerint
	pluperfect	dēlīquissem		dēlīquissēs		dēlīquisset		dēlīquissēmus		dēlīquissētis		dēlīquissent
passive	present	dēlinquar		dēlinquāris, dēlinquāre		dēlinquātur		dēlinquāmur		dēlinquāminī		dēlinquantur
	imperfect	dēlinquerer		dēlinquerēris, dēlinquerēre		dēlinquerētur		dēlinquerēmur		dēlinquerēminī		dēlinquerentur
	perfect	dēlictus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	dēlictus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		dēlinque		—		—		dēlinquite		—
	future	—		dēlinquitō		dēlinquitō		—		dēlinquitōte		dēlinquuntō
passive	present	—		dēlinquere		—		—		dēlinquiminī		—
	future	—		dēlinquitor		dēlinquitor		—		—		dēlinquuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		dēlinquere			dēlinquī			dēlinquēns			—
future		dēlictūrum esse			dēlictum īrī			dēlictūrus			dēlinquendus
perfect		dēlīquisse			dēlictum esse			—			dēlictus
future perfect		—			dēlictum fore			—			—
perfect potential		dēlictūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		dēlinquendī		dēlinquendō		dēlinquendum		dēlinquendō		dēlictum		dēlictū

Related terms

• dēlinquentia

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