équarrir

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word équarrir. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word équarrir, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say équarrir in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word équarrir you have here. The definition of the word équarrir will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oféquarrir, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

French

Etymology

From a variant of Old French escarrer, from Vulgar Latin *exquadrāre, from Latin quadrus, quadra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ka.ʁiʁ/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

équarrir (transitive)

  1. to square off
  2. to quarter (cut an animal into four)

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-.

Derived terms

Further reading