maudire

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French maudire, maldire, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin maledīcere (to slander, curse). Equivalent to mal + dire. Cf. the Old French form maleir, which may have been inherited.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mo.diʁ/
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Verb

maudire

  1. (transitive) to curse

Conjugation

This verb lost virtually all contact with its etymological cognate dire. This is almost a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. Its only irregularities are in the past participle, which is maudit(e)(s) rather than *maudi(e)(s), and in the infinitive, which is maudire rather than *maudir.

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Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin maledīcere, present active infinitive of maledīcō (I slander, curse). Compare the form maleir, which may have been inherited.

Verb

maudire

  1. to curse

Conjugation

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

Descendants

  • French: maudire

See also

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