jeter

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French jeter, from Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒə.te/

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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): /ʃte/, /ʒe.te/
• Homophones: jetai, jeté, jetée, jetées, jetés, jetez

Verb

jeter

1. (transitive) to throw
2. (transitive) to throw away, to discard
   • 2015, Zaz, Si jamais j'oublie:

     Et s’il me prend l’envie d’ m’en aller, enferme-moi et jette la clé

     And if I feel like leaving, lock me up and throw away the key

3. (card games) to throw away, discard
4. (reflexive) to throw oneself (into, out of, etc.)

   L’Amazone se jette dans l’Océan Atlantique.

The Amazon empties into the Atlantic Ocean. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

1. (reflexive, transitive with sur) to rush oneself onto something or someone

Conjugation

With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

Synonyms

• lancer

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• rejet

Old French

Alternative forms

• geter

Etymology

From Late Latin iectāre, from Latin iactāre.

Verb

jeter

1. to throw

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• French: jeter
• Norman: j'ter (Jersey)
• →⇒ English: jet, jetsam, jut, jettison

Slovene

Noun

jeter

1. genitive plural of jetra