delinquere

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēlinquere (“to fail in one's duty”), from de- + linquō (“to neglect”),[1] 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 [auxiliary avere]
  2. (literary) to sin [auxiliary avere]

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;[1] 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.

References
  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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