genuflecto
Latin
Etymology
From genū (“knee”) + flectō (“bend”), literally meaning "I bend the knee".
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡe.nuːˈflek.toː/, [ɡɛnuːˈfɫ̪ɛkt̪oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.nuˈflek.to/, [d͡ʒenuˈflɛkt̪o]
Verb
genūflectō (present infinitive genūflectere, perfect active genūflexī, supine genūflexum); third conjugation
- (intransitive) I kneel down, I bend the knee, I genuflect.
Conjugation
Descendants
- English: genuflect
- French: génuflexion
- Italian: genuflettersi
- Spanish: genuflexión