infringo

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ frangō.

Pronunciation

Verb

īnfringō (present infinitive īnfringere, perfect active īnfrēgī, supine īnfrāctum); third conjugation

  1. to break off, infringe
    Synonyms: frangō, irrumpō, rumpō, violō
  2. to check, weaken, lessen, diminish, mitigate or assuage

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Through Vulgar Latin *īnfrangere:
    • Balkano-Romance:
      • Romanian: înfrânge
    • Italo-Romance:
    • Gallo-Romance:
  • Through Vulgar Latin *īnfrigintiāre:
    • Italo-Romance:
      • Sicilian: nfrijinzari
  • Borrowings:

References

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