delinquere

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈlin.kwe.re/, [d̪eˈl̺iŋkwer̺e]
  • Stress: delìnquere
  • Hyphenation: de‧lin‧que‧re

Verb

delinquere

  1. (intransitive) to commit a crime

Conjugation

Usage notes

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

Notes

  1. Treccani, editor (accessed 22 February 2019), “delinquere [to commit a crime]”, in Treccani [Treccani] (in Italian)

Latin

Verb

dēlinquēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of dēlinquō

Verb

dēlinquere

  1. present active infinitive of dēlinquō
  2. second-person singular present passive imperative of dēlinquō
  3. second-person singular present passive indicative of dēlinquō
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