paroistre

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French paroistre.

Verb

paroistre

  1. to appear; to seem
    • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais:
      ce que dit Cesar, que les choses nous paroissent souvent plus grandes de loing que de pres
      what Cesar says, that things often things appear bigger from far away than from close up

Descendants

  • French: paraître

Old French

Alternative forms

  • pareistre

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pārēscere, from Latin pārēre

Pronunciation

  • (archaic) IPA(key): /paˈɾei̯stɾə/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /paˈɾoi̯htɾə/
  • (late) IPA(key): /paˈɾo̯ɛːtɾə/(?)

Verb

paroistre

  1. to appear; to seem

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.

  • aparoistre

Descendants

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