delinquere

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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
  2. (literary) to sin

Usage notes

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

Conjugation

    Conjugation of delìnquere (root-stressed -ere; irregular; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive delìnquere
auxiliary verb avére gerund delinquèndo1
present participle delinquènte past participle delìtto1, delinquìto1,2
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present delìnquo delìnqui delìnque delinquiàmo delinquéte delìnquono
imperfect delinquévo1 delinquévi1 delinquéva1 delinquevàmo1 delinquevàte1 delinquévano1
past historic — — — — — —
future delinquerò1 delinquerài1 delinquerà1 delinquerémo1 delinqueréte1 delinquerànno1
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present delinquerèi1 delinquerésti1 delinquerèbbe1, delinquerébbe1 delinquerémmo1 delinqueréste1 delinquerèbbero1, delinquerébbero1
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present delìnqua1 delìnqua1 delìnqua1 delinquiàmo1 delinquiàte1 delìnquano1
imperfect delinquéssi1 delinquéssi1 delinquésse1 delinquéssimo1 delinquéste1 delinquéssero1
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
delìnqui1 delìnqua1 delinquiàmo1 delinquéte1 delìnquano1
negative imperative non delìnquere1 non delìnqua1 non delinquiàmo1 non delinquéte1 non delìnquano1

1Rare or unused.
2Archaic, rare.

Related terms

References

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

Latin

Verb

dēlinquēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of dēlinquō

Verb

dēlinquere

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