glapir

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin glattīre, with /p/ for uncertain reasons.

Pronunciation

Verb

glapir (first-person singular present glapeixo, first-person singular preterite glapí, past participle glapit)

  1. (intransitive) to yelp, bark
  2. (transitive) to catch, seize (especially of a dog hunting prey)

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin glattīre, with /p/ for uncertain reasons.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡla.piʁ/
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Verb

glapir

  1. to yelp, bark
  2. (of person) to shriek

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-.

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