geindre

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old French giembre, inherited from Latin gemere. Doublet of gémir.

Verb

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geindre

  1. to moan, groan
    Synonyms: gémir, lamenter
Conjugation
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This verb is conjugated like peindre. It uses the same endings as rendre or vendre, but its -nd- becomes -gn- before a vowel, and its past participle ends in 't' instead of a vowel.

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old French joindre, gaindre (direct case), inherited from Vulgar Latin *jŭnior, from Latin jūnior (nominative). Compare Old French gignor (from the Latin accusative). Doublet of junior, a recent borrowing.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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geindre m (plural geindres)

  1. (obsolete) a worker who kneads dough in a bakery

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French giembre, from Latin gemō, gemere.

Verb

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geindre

  1. (Jersey) to moan