maudire

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French maudire, maldire, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin maledīcere (to slander, curse). Equivalent to mal +‎ dire. Cf. the Old French form maleir, which may have been inherited.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mo.diʁ/
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Verb

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maudire

  1. (transitive) to curse

Conjugation

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This verb lost virtually all contact with its etymological cognate dire. This is almost a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. Its only irregularities are in the past participle, which is maudit(e)(s) rather than *maudi(e)(s), and in the infinitive, which is maudire rather than *maudir.

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Further reading

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Latin maledīcere, present active infinitive of maledīcō (I slander, curse). Compare the form maleir, which may have been inherited.

Verb

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maudire

  1. to curse

Conjugation

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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.

Descendants

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  • French: maudire

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