verbthird conjugation
linquō
linquō (present infinitive linquere, perfect active līquī, supine lictum)
Classical[ˈlɪŋ.kʷoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈliŋ.kʷo]
Meaning
- to leave, quit, forsake, depart from
animus (or anima) linquit/animus linquit aliquem/animam linquo/animo linquor
to faint, to swooneum linquentem terram eam quam servarat votis, ominibus lacrimisque prosecuti sunt
when he was leaving the land which he saved, they followed him with prayers and tears54 BCE, Cicero, Pro Plancio 10.26
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | linquō | linquēbam | linquam | līquī | līqueram | līquerō |
| 2nd sg. | linquis | linquēbās | linquēs | līquistī | līquerās | līqueris |
| 3rd sg. | linquit | linquēbat | linquet | līquit | līquerat | līquerit |
| 1st pl. | linquimus | linquēbāmus | linquēmus | līquimus | līquerāmus | līquerimus |
| 2nd pl. | linquitis | linquēbātis | linquētis | līquistis | līquerātis | līqueritis |
| 3rd pl. | linquunt | linquēbant | linquent | līquērunt līquēre | līquerant | līquerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | linquam | linquerem | līquerim | līquissem |
| 2nd sg. | linquās | linquerēs | līquerīs | līquissēs |
| 3rd sg. | linquat | linqueret | līquerit | līquisset |
| 1st pl. | linquāmus | linquerēmus | līquerīmus | līquissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | linquātis | linquerētis | līquerītis | līquissētis |
| 3rd pl. | linquant | linquerent | līquerint | līquissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | linquor | linquēbar | linquar |
| 2nd sg. | linqueris linquere | linquēbāris linquēbāre | linquēris linquēre |
| 3rd sg. | linquitur | linquēbātur | linquētur |
| 1st pl. | linquimur | linquēbāmur | linquēmur |
| 2nd pl. | linquiminī | linquēbāminī | linquēminī |
| 3rd pl. | linquuntur | linquēbantur | linquentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | linquar | linquerer |
| 2nd sg. | linquāris linquāre | linquerēris linquerēre |
| 3rd sg. | linquātur | linquerētur |
| 1st pl. | linquāmur | linquerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | linquāminī | linquerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | linquantur | linquerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | linque | linquere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | linquite | linquiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | linquitō | linquitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | linquitō | linquitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | linquitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | linquuntō | linquuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | linquere | linquī |
| perfect infinitive | līquisse | lictum esse |
| future infinitive | lictūrum esse | lictum īrī |
| present participle | linquēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | lictus licta, lictā, lictae, lictam, lictārum, lictās, licte, lictī, lictīs, lictō, lictōrum, lictōs |
| future participle | lictūrus lictūra, lictūrā, lictūrae, lictūram, lictūrārum, lictūrās, lictūre, lictūrī, lictūrīs, lictūrō, lictūrōrum, lictūrōs, lictūrum | linquendus linquenda, linquendā, linquendae, linquendam, linquendārum, linquendās, linquende, linquendīs, linquendōrum, linquendōs |
gerundlinquendī, linquendō, linquendumsupinelictum, lictū
linquo, līqui, 3 (
I. part. lictus, Capitol. M. Aurel. 7 dub.), v. a. Gr. λιπ- in λείπω, λοιπός; cf. Lat. licet.
I. To leave, quit, forsake, depart from something (cf.:
destituo, desero): urbem exsul linquat, Plaut. Most. 3, 1, 69: terram, Cic. Planc. 10, 26: nil intentatum nostri liquere poëtae, Hor. A. P. 285: linquenda tellus, id. C. 2, 14, 21.—Absol., to go away: linquebat comite ancilla una, Juv. 6, 119.—B. Esp.
1. Linqui animo, and simply linqui, to swoon, faint, Suet. Caes. 45:
linquor et ancillis excipienda cado, Ov. H. 2, 130; so act.: me liquit animus, Sen. Troad. 623; Ov. M. 8, 363.—2. Linquere lumen, animam, vitam, to die:
lumen linque, Plaut. Cist. 3, 12: dulcia linquebant labentis lumina vitae, Lucr. 5, 989; 3, 542: linquebant dulces animas, Verg. A. 3, 140: animam, Ov. M. 13, 522; Quint. Decl. 13, 6: nec Poenum liquere doli, Sil. 5, 38. —II. To leave, give up, resign, abandon something:
linquamus haec, Cic. de Or. 3, 10, 38: linquamus naturam, artesque videamus, id. ib. 3, 46, 180: linque severa, Hor. C. 3, 8, 28: spem, Val. Fl. 1, 631: inrita ventosae linquens promissa procellae, Cat. 64, 59.—III. To leave in any place or condition:
erum in opsidione linquet, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 14: lupos apud oves, id. Ps. 1, 2, 8. —IV. To leave behind:
linquere vacuos cultoribus agros, Luc. 9, 162: sui monumentum insigne pericli, Val. Fl. 5, 231: pharetram hospitio, id. 1, 661.—V. Impers. pass.: linquitur, it is left, it remains.— With ut and subj.: linquitur, ut totis animalibus adsimulentur. Lucr. 2, 914: et vix cernere linquitur undas, Silv. 4, 628.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
linquō līquī, —, ere
LIC-, to go away, leave, quit, forsake, depart from : Linquebat comite ancillā, Iu.: terrani: Nil intentatum nostri liquere poetae, H.: nil inausum, i. e. try everything , V.: trepidantem liquerunt nervi, strength forsook him , O.: Linquor et cado, swoon away , O.: Linquebant dulcīs animas, died , V.: Socios, abandon , V.: promissa procellae, i. e. not to keep , Ct.: alquem Seminecem, V.—Fig., to leave, give up, resign, abandon, relinquish : haec: Linque severa, H.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *linkʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti ~ *linkʷénti, from the root *leykʷ-. Cognate to Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇákti), Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō). See also English loan, lend.
In English words that came into English from linquō
- relicreliquiae
- relinquishrelinquo
- delinquentdelinquens
- relictrelicta
- delinquencydēlinquentia
- derelictiondērelictiō
- delictdēlīctum
- deliquiumdeliquium
- derelinquishderelinquo