blanchir

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French blanchir, from Vulgar Latin *blancīre, a verb based on Frankish *blank.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blɑ̃.ʃiʁ/
  • (file)

Verb

blanchir

  1. to launder, wash
    Blanchir du linge.
    To wash linen.
  2. to make white; to whiten
    La neige a blanchis les toits.
    The snow whitens the roofs.
  3. to grow or become white
    Les cheveux blanchissent avec l’âge.
    Hair whitens with age.
  4. to blanch or bleach
    Elle a blanchis quand elle a entendu les nouvelles.
    She blanched when she heard the news.
  5. (money) to launder
  6. to whitewash (to cover over errors or bad actions)

Conjugation

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-.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • German: blanchieren
    • Hungarian: blansíroz
  • Dutch: blancheren
  • Polish: blanszować
  • Russian: бланшировать (blanširovatʹ)
  • Swedish: blanchera

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *blancīre, a verb based on Frankish *blank.

Verb

blanchir

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Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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