nourrir

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French nourrir, from Old French norrir, inherited from Latin nūtrīre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nu.ʁiʁ/
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Verb

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nourrir

  1. to feed (provide with nourishment), nourish
  2. to nurture, to fuel
  3. (pronominal) to eat, to feed oneself

Conjugation

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This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French norrir.

Verb

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nourrir

  1. to feed (provide with nourishment)

Descendants

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  • French: nourrir