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French
Etymology
Ca. 1600, borrowed from Latin incendium. Perhaps influenced by Occitan incendi (in the 16th c. also encende), from Old Occitan encendi (11th c.), which may be inherited or is at least a much earlier borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
incendie m (plural incendies)
- fire (something on fire which is out of control)
Derived terms
Verb
incendie
- inflection of incendier:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Galician
Verb
incendie
- inflection of incendiar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Verb
incendie
- inflection of incendiar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative