étourdir

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exturdīre, from turdus (thrush). Compare Italian stordire.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.tuʁ.diʁ/
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Verb

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étourdir

  1. to daze, to stun
  2. (informal) to tire, to wear out

Conjugation

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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-.

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