estendre

See also: estendré

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin extendere. Compare Occitan estendre, French étendre, and Spanish extender.

Pronunciation

Verb

estendre (first-person singular present estenc, first-person singular preterite estenguí, past participle estès); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. to spread, to stretch out
  2. to extend, to enlarge
  3. (of clothes) to hang up

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French estendre, from Latin extendō, extendere.

Verb

estendre

  1. to extend (make longer)

Descendants

  • French: étendre

Old French

Etymology

From Latin extendere, present active infinitive of extendō.

Verb

estendre

  1. to stretch, extend or spread
    • c. 1220, Rutebuef, Ci coumence la repentance Rutebeuf:
      Si fait le cors a terre estendre.
      Que puis je fors la mort atendre?
      If he spreads his body on the ground
      What else can I expecte apart from death?

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

  • estension
  • estente

Descendants

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