destruire

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See also: destruiré

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French destruire, from Vulgar Latin *destrugere, from Classical Latin dēstruō, from dē- (un-, de-) + struō (I build).

Verb

destruire

  1. to destroy

Descendants

  • French: détruire

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *destrugere, from Classical Latin dēstruō, from dē- (un-, de-) + struō (I build).

Verb

destruire

  1. to destroy

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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