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bienvenir

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French

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Etymology

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Back-formation from bienvenu, itself a calque of a Frankish term, from Proto-Germanic *wiljakumô (comer, welcome guest).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bjɛ̃v.niʁ/
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Verb

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bienvenir

  1. (dated) to welcome

Usage notes

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Conjugation

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This is a verb in a group of -ir verbs. All verbs ending in -venir, such as convenir and devenir, are conjugated this way. Such verbs are the only verbs whose the past historic and subjunctive imperfect endings do not start in one of these thematic vowels (-a-, -i-, -u-).

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Further reading

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