languir

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French languir, from Late Latin languīre, from Latin languēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑ̃.ɡiʁ/
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Verb

languir

  1. (intransitive) to languish
  2. (intransitive) to lie torpid
  3. (intransitive) to flag, die down, slack off, be slack
  4. (intransitive) to wither, weaken
  5. (reflexive, with de) to long, pine, or yearn (for)

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

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin languīre, from Latin languēre.

Verb

languir

  1. to suffer a long, distressing illness

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • French: languir
  • Middle English: languysshen

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