cotir

French

Etymology

From Middle French cotir, from Old French cotir (to hit; strike), from Vulgar Latin *cottire, from Ancient Greek κόπτειν (kóptein, to abut; bump; knock; strike repeatedly).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.tiʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -iʁ

Verb

cotir

  1. (transitive) to damage (a fruit), to bruise
    Synonyms: meurtrir, taler
  2. to hit, to strike

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-.

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