delinquente
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.linˈkwɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: de‧lin‧quèn‧te
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin dēlinquentem, present participle of dēlinquō (“to transgress, err”).
Noun
delinquente m or f by sense (plural delinquenti)
- delinquent, criminal
- scoundrel, wretch
- Synonyms: malfattore, malandrino
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
delinquente m or f by sense (plural delinquenti)
- present participle of delinquere
Related terms
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deː.lɪŋˈkʷɛn.tɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [de.liŋˈkʷɛn.te]
Participle
dēlinquente
- ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of dēlinquēns
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dēlinquentem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.lĩˈkwẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.lĩˈkwẽ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.lĩˈkwẽ.tɨ/
- Hyphenation: de‧lin‧quen‧te
Noun
delinquente m or f by sense (plural delinquentes)
- delinquent (one who breaks the law)
Further reading
- “delinquente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “delinquente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026