languir

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French languir, from Late Latin languīre, from Latin languēre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɑ̃.ɡiʁ/
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Verb

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languir

  1. (intransitive) to languish
  2. (intransitive) to lie torpid
  3. (intransitive) to flag, die down, slack off, be slack
  4. (intransitive) to wither, weaken
  5. (reflexive, with de) to long, pine, or yearn (for)

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-.

Further reading

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Late Latin languīre, from Latin languēre.

Verb

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languir

  1. to suffer a long, distressing illness

Conjugation

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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

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  • French: languir
  • Middle English: languysshen

References

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