derelict

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɛr.ə.lɪkt/
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• General-American: /ˈdɛɹəˌlɪk(t)/
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• CMU ARPABET: D EH1 R AH0 L IH2 K T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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The adjective and verb are a learned borrowing from Latin dērelictus (“(completely) abandoned, deserted, forsaken; discarded”), the perfect passive participle of dērelinquō (“to abandon, desert, forsake; to discard”), from dē- (prefix meaning ‘away from; completely, thoroughly’) + relinquō (“to abandon, desert, forsake, leave (behind); to depart (from); to give up, relinquish”) (from Proto-Italic *wrelinkwō, from *wre (“again”) (whence Latin rē- (prefix meaning ‘again’)) + *linkwō (“to leave”) (whence linquō (“to forsake; depart from, leave, quit”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leykw- (“to leave”))). Doublet of relict, relic, and relinquish. The noun is derived from the adjective.

103 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: atılmış — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Azerbaijani: baxımsız — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Azerbaijani: nəzarətsiz — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Azerbaijani: tərk edilmiş — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Bulgarian: изоставен (izostaven) — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Bulgarian: напуснат (napusnat) — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Chinese Mandarin: 荒廢的 /荒废的 (huāngfèi de) — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Dutch: instorten — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Dutch: uiteenvallen — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Dutch: verlaten — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Dutch: verwaarloosd — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Finnish: hylätty — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• French: abandonné — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• French: délaissé — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• French: (tombé) en ruines — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Georgian: აოხრებული (aoxrebuli) — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Georgian: გაჩანაგებული (gačanagebuli) — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Georgian: გაპარტახებული (gaṗarṭaxebuli) — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Georgian: გავერანებული (gaveranebuli) — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Georgian: მიტოვებული (miṭovebuli) — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• German: aufgegeben — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• German: verfallen — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• German: verlassen — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Hindi: जर्जर (jarjar) — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Hungarian: elhagyatott — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Hungarian: elhagyott — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Hungarian: elhanyagolt — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Hungarian: gazdátlan — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Irish: fágtha béal in airde — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Irish: tréigthe — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Italian: abbandonato — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Kazakh: тастанды (tastandy) — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Latin: derelictus — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Latin: relictus — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Macedonian: на́пуштен (nápušten) — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Macedonian: за́пуштен (zápušten) — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Occitan: abandonat — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Polish: porzucony — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Portuguese: derrelicto — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Portuguese: derelito — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Portuguese: derrelito — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Portuguese: abandonado — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Russian: бро́шенный (bróšennyj) — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Russian: поки́нутый (pokínutyj) — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Russian: бесхо́зный (besxóznyj) — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Spanish: derelicto — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Turkish: terk edilmiş — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Vietnamese: bỏ hoang — given up by the guardian or owner — see also abandoned, forsaken
• Finnish: hylätty — of a ship: abandoned at sea; of a spacecraft: abandoned in outer space
• Chinese Mandarin: 疏忽的 (shūhū de) — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• Finnish: huolimaton — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• Finnish: laiminlyövä — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• Finnish: välinpitämätön — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• French: négligent — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• German: pflichtvergessen — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• Hungarian: hanyag — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• Hungarian: kötelességmulasztó — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• Irish: faillíoch — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• Irish: faillitheach — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• Italian: negligente — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• Italian: trascurato — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• Macedonian: не́брежен (nébrežen) — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• Occitan: negligent — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• Portuguese: negligente — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• Spanish: derelicto — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• Turkish: ihmalkâr — negligent in performing a duty — see also careless, neglectful, unfaithful, negligent
• Finnish: hylätty omaisuus — property abandoned by its former guardian or owner; item of such property
• Finnish: hylkytavara — property abandoned by its former guardian or owner; item of such property
• Italian: oggetto abbandonato — property abandoned by its former guardian or owner; item of such property
• Italian: rifiuto — property abandoned by its former guardian or owner; item of such property
• Finnish: hylätty omaisuus — property abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; item of such property
• Spanish: derrelicto — property abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery and no expectation of being returned to its owner; item of such property
• Czech: vrak — ship abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery
• Finnish: hylky — ship abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery
• French: épave — ship abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery
• French: navire abandonné (en mer) — ship abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery
• German: aufgegeben-ein verlassenes Schiff — ship abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery
• Ingrian: hylky — ship abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery
• Irish: long thréigthe — ship abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery
• Italian: relitto — ship abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery
• Macedonian: на́пуштен брод (nápušten brod) — ship abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery
• Portuguese: derelito — ship abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery
• Portuguese: derrelito — ship abandoned at sea with no hope of recovery
• Finnish: hylkiö — abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast
• French: épave — abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast
• French: paria — abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast
• French: clochard — abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast
• Irish: díbeartach — abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast
• Irish: éan scoite — abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast
• Italian: derelitto — abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast
• Italian: relitto della società — abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast
• Macedonian: о́тпадник (ótpadnik) — abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast
• Russian: изго́й (izgój) — abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast
• Russian: отве́рженный (otvéržennyj) — abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast
• Spanish: paria — abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast
• Swedish: utstött — abandoned or forsaken person — see also outcast
• Finnish: hulttio — person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs
• Irish: faillitheoir — person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs
• Italian: persona negligente — person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs
• Macedonian: запу́стеник (zapústenik) — person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs
• Portuguese: pessoa negligente — person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs
• Russian: отщепе́нец (otščepénec) — person who is (perceived as) negligent in their hygiene and personal affairs
• Finnish: laiminlyöjä — person who is negligent in performing a duty