recevoir

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French recevoir, from Old French recevoir, from Vulgar Latin *recipēre, from Latin recipiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.sə.vwaʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -waʁ

Verb

recevoir

  1. to receive
  2. to entertain (to welcome guests)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin recipere, with a change in verb class to *-ēre, but cf. the alternative forms above.

Verb

recevoir

  1. receive

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem reçoiv distinct from the unstressed stem recev, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • Angevin: recevair
  • Bourguignon: reçoire
  • Champenois: reçoire
  • French: recevoir
    Louisiana French: reçoir, reçoire
  • Lorrain: reçure
  • Norman: recheveir
  • Picard: erchuvoér
  • Walloon: riceure, riçure
  • Middle English: receiven
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