genuflecto

Latin

Etymology

From genū (“knee”) +‎ flectō (“bend”), literally "I bend the knee".

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡe.nuːˈflek.toː/, [ɡɛnuːˈfɫ̪ɛkt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.nuˈflek.to/, [d͡ʒenuˈflɛkt̪o]

Verb

genūflectō (present infinitive genūflectere, perfect active genūflexī, supine genūflexum); third conjugation

1. (intransitive) to kneel down, to bend the knee, to genuflect

Conjugation

Conjugation of genūflectō (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	genūflectō	genūflectis	genūflectit	genūflectimus	genūflectitis	genūflectunt
	imperfect	genūflectēbam	genūflectēbās	genūflectēbat	genūflectēbāmus	genūflectēbātis	genūflectēbant
	future	genūflectam	genūflectēs	genūflectet	genūflectēmus	genūflectētis	genūflectent
	perfect	genūflexī	genūflexistī	genūflexit	genūfleximus	genūflexistis	genūflexērunt, genūflexēre
	pluperfect	genūflexeram	genūflexerās	genūflexerat	genūflexerāmus	genūflexerātis	genūflexerant
	future perfect	genūflexerō	genūflexeris	genūflexerit	genūflexerimus	genūflexeritis	genūflexerint
passive	present	genūflector	genūflecteris, genūflectere	genūflectitur	genūflectimur	genūflectiminī	genūflectuntur
	imperfect	genūflectēbar	genūflectēbāris, genūflectēbāre	genūflectēbātur	genūflectēbāmur	genūflectēbāminī	genūflectēbantur
	future	genūflectar	genūflectēris, genūflectēre	genūflectētur	genūflectēmur	genūflectēminī	genūflectentur
	perfect	genūflexus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	genūflexus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	genūflexus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	genūflectam	genūflectās	genūflectat	genūflectāmus	genūflectātis	genūflectant
	imperfect	genūflecterem	genūflecterēs	genūflecteret	genūflecterēmus	genūflecterētis	genūflecterent
	perfect	genūflexerim	genūflexerīs	genūflexerit	genūflexerīmus	genūflexerītis	genūflexerint
	pluperfect	genūflexissem	genūflexissēs	genūflexisset	genūflexissēmus	genūflexissētis	genūflexissent
passive	present	genūflectar	genūflectāris, genūflectāre	genūflectātur	genūflectāmur	genūflectāminī	genūflectantur
	imperfect	genūflecterer	genūflecterēris, genūflecterēre	genūflecterētur	genūflecterēmur	genūflecterēminī	genūflecterentur
	perfect	genūflexus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	genūflexus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	genūflecte	—	—	genūflectite	—
	future	—	genūflectitō	genūflectitō	—	genūflectitōte	genūflectuntō
passive	present	—	genūflectere	—	—	genūflectiminī	—
	future	—	genūflectitor	genūflectitor	—	—	genūflectuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		genūflectere	genūflexisse	genūflexūrum esse	genūflectī	genūflexum esse	genūflexum īrī
participles		genūflectēns	—	genūflexūrus	—	genūflexus	genūflectendus, genūflectundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		genūflectendī	genūflectendō	genūflectendum	genūflectendō	genūflexum	genūflexū

Descendants

• → English: genuflect
• → Italian: genuflettersi