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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.linˈkwɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: de‧lin‧quèn‧te
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin dēlinquentem, present participle of dēlinquō (“to transgress, err”).
Noun
delinquente m or f by sense (plural delinquenti)
- delinquent, criminal
- Synonyms: (law) delittore, criminale
- scoundrel, wretch
- Synonyms: malfattore, malandrino
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
delinquente (plural delinquenti)
- present participle of delinquere
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dēlinquentem.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: de‧lin‧quen‧te
Noun
delinquente m or f by sense (plural delinquentes)
- delinquent (one who breaks the law)