linquo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *likʷ-, the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-. The Latin present stem linqu- is formed by likʷ with an n-infix, li-n-kʷ (like vinco and scindo). Cognate to Ancient Greek λείπω (léipō). See there for more cognates.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈlin.kʷo/

Verb

present active linquō, present infinitive linquere, perfect active līquī, supine līctus. (lacks the perfect passive participle and the perfect conjugations of the passive voice)

1. I leave, quit, forsake, depart from.

Inflection

• Third conjugation, but lacking the perfect passive participle and the perfect conjugations of the passive voice.

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	linquō	linquis	linquit	linquimus	linquitis	linquunt
	future	linquam	linquēs	linquet	linquēmus	linquētis	linquent
	imperfect	linquēbam	linquēbās	linquēbat	linquēbāmus	linquēbātis	linquēbant
	perfect	liquī	liquistī	liquit	liquimus	liquistis	liquērunt
	future perfect	liquerō	liqueris	liquerit	liquerimus	liqueritis	liquerint
	pluperfect	liqueram	liquerās	liquerat	liquerāmus	liquerātis	liquerant
passive	present	linquor	linqueris	linquitur	linquimur	linquiminī	linquuntur
	future	linquar	linquēris	linquētur	linquēmur	linquēminī	linquentur
	imperfect	linquēbar	linquēbāris	linquēbātur	linquēbāmur	linquēbāminī	linquēbantur
	perfect	Use lictus m, licta f, lictum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use lictus m, licta f, lictum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use lictus m, licta f, lictum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	linquam	linquās	linquat	linquāmus	linquātis	linquant
	imperfect	linquerem	linquerēs	linqueret	linquerēmus	linquerētis	linquerent
	perfect	liquerim	liquerīs	liquerit	liquerīmus	liquerītis	liquerint
	pluperfect	liquissem	liquissēs	liquisset	liquissēmus	liquissētis	liquissent
passive	present	linquar	linquāris	linquātur	linquāmur	linquāminī	linquantur
	imperfect	linquerer	linquerēris	linquerētur	linquerēmur	linquerēminī	linquerentur
	perfect	Use lictus m, licta f, lictum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use lictus m, licta f, lictum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	linque	linquitō	linquitō	linquere	linquitor	linquitor
	plural	linquite	linquitōte	linquuntō	linquiminī	—	linquuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		linquere	liquisse	lictūrus esse	linquī	lictus esse	lictum īrī
participles		linquēns (linquentis)	—	lictūrus-ra, -rum	—	lictus-a, -um	linquendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• relinquō

References

• linquo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879