havir

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See also: havíř

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French havir, from Old French havir (to desire ardently), either from Old French have ("pale; dull"; > French hâve) or from Frankish *haiju (heat, burning), akin to Old High German heiēn (to dry; scorch; desiccate; singe).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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havir

  1. to singe
    Synonyms: brûler, roussir

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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