flétrir

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fle.tʁiʁ/

Etymology 1

From Old French flaistre (“withered”), from Latin flaccidus.

Verb

flétrir

1. (transitive) to wither
2. (reflexive) to wither, wilt, shrivel

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-.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle French flestrir, from Old French flastrir, alteration of Old French flatir (under influence of Etymology 1, above), from Frankish *flattjan (“to move the palm of one's hand”), from Proto-Germanic *flatjaną (“to flatten”).

Verb

flétrir

1. (transitive, archaic) to brand (as punishment)
2. (transitive, archaic) to condemn
3. (transitive, archaic) to blacken, besmirch (someone's reputation etc.)

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

• “flétrir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Anagrams

• filtrer, flirter