rougir

French

FWOTD – 1 December 2012

Etymology

From Old French rogir, from roge + -ir. Equivalent to Modern French rouge + -ir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁu.ʒiʁ/
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Verb

rougir

  1. (intransitive) to redden
  2. (intransitive) to blush
    Synonym: piquer un fard

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Further reading

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