saillir

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French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French saillir, from Old French saillir, salir, from Latin salīre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥-ye-.

Verb

saillir

  1. (archaic, chiefly of a liquid) to spurt
  2. (archaic) to sire (to procreate)
Conjugation

This verb is part of a small group of verbs in -ir that conjugate in the indicative imperfect and present, the subjunctive present, and the present participle, as if they ended in -er. They are sometimes written with an 'e' in the future and imperfect, like cueillir and other verbs in -llir. This verb is conjugated only in the third person.

Etymology 2

Verb

saillir

  1. to stick out, bulge out, jut out
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

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French salir, from Latin salīre, present active infinitive of saliō.

Verb

saillir

  1. to jump
  2. (figuratively) to fly through the air, to get knocked into the air
    • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 15:
      faisant saillir le sang des chairs
      making the blood fly through the air out of their flesh

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: saillir

Old French

Verb

saillir

  1. alternative infinitive of salir.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Derived terms

Descendants