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“abandonment, abandoning” in Latin
relictiōabandoningdērelictiōneglect, disregard; abandonment, derelictiondēsertiōdesertiondīmissiōsending (out, in different directions); dismissal; remission (of pain)abiectiōthrowing away or rejecting; dejection, despondency; outcastdēpositiōdepositing, burying; deposition, testimonydēstitūtiōdesertion; betrayalrelinquōto abandon, forsake, desert; to relinquish, leave (behind); to depart (from)dēserōto leave, depart, desert, quit; to forsake, abandon, give up; to let downdēstitūtusdestitute; disappointed; childless
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
abandonment, abandoning
either by the verbal substantives from the verbs under ABANDON: relictio (Cic.), derelictio (Cic.), desertio (Liv.); dimissio, abjectio, depositio, destitutio (Cic.): or, much more commonly, by their past participles: the abandoning his friends, relicti (deserti, destituti) amici.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for abandonment, abandoning?
- The usual Latin words for “abandonment, abandoning” are relictiō, dērelictiō, dēsertiō; also dīmissiō, abiectiō, dēpositiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.