inflecto

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Latin

Etymology

From in- (in) +‎ flectō (I bend).

Pronunciation

Verb

īnflectō (present infinitive īnflectere, perfect active īnflexī, supine īnflexum); third conjugation

  1. to bend, curve, bow
  2. to turn aside
  3. (figuratively) to alter, influence, affect
  4. (grammar) to mark or pronounce with a circumflex accent

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: inflect
  • Italian: inflettere

References

  • inflecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inflecto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • inflecto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.