fustiger

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French

Etymology

From Latin fūstīgāre, from fūstis (club).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fys.ti.ʒe/
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Verb

fustiger

  1. to fustigate, to publicly criticize

Conjugation

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written fustige- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Further reading

Latin

Verb

fūstīger

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of fūstīgō

References

  • fustiger in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • fustiger in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016