delinquere

Italian

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈlin.kwe.re/, [d̪eˈl̺iŋkwer̺e]
• Hyphenation: de‧lìn‧que‧re

Verb

delinquere

1. (intransitive) to commit a crime

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; rare in other forms.

Related terms

• delinquente (“delinquent”, “criminal”)
• delitto (“crime”)

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) dēlinquēre

1. second-person singular future passive indicative of dēlinquō

Verb

(deprecated template usage) 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