perir

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin perīre.

Pronunciation

Verb

perir (first-person singular present pereixo, first-person singular preterite perí, past participle perit)

  1. (intransitive) to perish

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • “perir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Old French

Etymology

From Latin perīre.

Verb

perir

  1. to die; to perish

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

  • Middle French: perir
  • Middle English: perishen (via the stem periss-)

References