inflecto

Latin

Etymology

From in- (in) +‎ flectō (to bend).

Pronunciation

Verb

īnflectō (present infinitive īnflectere, perfect active īnflexī, supine īnflexum); third conjugation

  1. to bend, curve, bow
  2. to turn aside
  3. (figuratively) to alter, influence, affect
  4. (grammar) to mark or pronounce with a circumflex accent

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: inflect
  • Italian: inflettere

References

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