delinquo

Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ linquō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deːˈlin.kʷoː/, [d̪eːˈlʲɪŋkʷoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈlin.kwo/, [d̪eˈliŋkwo]

Verb

dēlinquō (present infinitive dēlinquere, perfect active dēlīquī, supine dēlictum); third conjugation

1. to fail in one's duty

   Synonyms: discēdō, dēficiō, cadō, dēsum

   Antonyms: perficiō, impetrō, perpetrō, ēvincō

2. to be wanting, lacking

   Synonyms: careō, egeō, indigeō, deficiō, dēsum, cessō, perdō

   Antonyms: flōreō, niteō, abundō, affluō

3. to transgress, offend, err

   Synonyms: violō, peccō

4. to commit a fault, do something wrong

   Synonyms: lābor, errō, committō, offendō

Conjugation

Conjugation of dēlinquō (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēlinquō	dēlinquis	dēlinquit	dēlinquimus	dēlinquitis	dēlinquunt
	imperfect	dēlinquēbam	dēlinquēbās	dēlinquēbat	dēlinquēbāmus	dēlinquēbātis	dēlinquēbant
	future	dēlinquam	dēlinquēs	dēlinquet	dēlinquēmus	dēlinquētis	dēlinquent
	perfect	dēlīquī	dēlīquistī	dēlīquit	dēlīquimus	dēlīquistis	dēlīquērunt, dēlīquēre
	pluperfect	dēlīqueram	dēlīquerās	dēlīquerat	dēlīquerāmus	dēlīquerātis	dēlīquerant
	future perfect	dēlīquerō	dēlīqueris	dēlīquerit	dēlīquerimus	dēlīqueritis	dēlīquerint
passive	present	dēlinquor	dēlinqueris, dēlinquere	dēlinquitur	dēlinquimur	dēlinquiminī	dēlinquuntur
	imperfect	dēlinquēbar	dēlinquēbāris, dēlinquēbāre	dēlinquēbātur	dēlinquēbāmur	dēlinquēbāminī	dēlinquēbantur
	future	dēlinquar	dēlinquēris, dēlinquēre	dēlinquētur	dēlinquēmur	dēlinquēminī	dēlinquentur
	perfect	dēlictus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	dēlictus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	dēlictus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	dēlinquam	dēlinquās	dēlinquat	dēlinquāmus	dēlinquātis	dēlinquant
	imperfect	dēlinquerem	dēlinquerēs	dēlinqueret	dēlinquerēmus	dēlinquerētis	dēlinquerent
	perfect	dēlīquerim	dēlīquerīs	dēlīquerit	dēlīquerīmus	dēlīquerītis	dēlīquerint
	pluperfect	dēlīquissem	dēlīquissēs	dēlīquisset	dēlīquissēmus	dēlīquissētis	dēlīquissent
passive	present	dēlinquar	dēlinquāris, dēlinquāre	dēlinquātur	dēlinquāmur	dēlinquāminī	dēlinquantur
	imperfect	dēlinquerer	dēlinquerēris, dēlinquerēre	dēlinquerētur	dēlinquerēmur	dēlinquerēminī	dēlinquerentur
	perfect	dēlictus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	dēlictus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	dēlinque	—	—	dēlinquite	—
	future	—	dēlinquitō	dēlinquitō	—	dēlinquitōte	dēlinquuntō
passive	present	—	dēlinquere	—	—	dēlinquiminī	—
	future	—	dēlinquitor	dēlinquitor	—	—	dēlinquuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		dēlinquere	dēlīquisse	dēlictūrum esse	dēlinquī	dēlictum esse	dēlictum īrī
participles		dēlinquēns	—	dēlictūrus	—	dēlictus	dēlinquendus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		dēlinquendī	dēlinquendō	dēlinquendum	dēlinquendō	dēlictum	dēlictū

Related terms

• dēlinquentia

Descendants

• Catalan: delinquir
• English: delinquent
• French: délinquer, délinquant
• Italian: delinquere
• Portuguese: delinquir
• Sicilian: dilìncuri
• Spanish: delinquir

References

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

Portuguese

Verb

delinquo

1. first-person singular present indicative of delinquir