entre-manger

French

Alternative forms

  • entremanger

Etymology

From entre- + manger.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə.mɑ̃.ʒe/
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Verb

entre-manger

  1. (reflexive) to eat one another

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written entre-mange- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

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