pâlir

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See also: palir

French

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Etymology

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From pâle (pale) +‎ -ir (forms infinitives).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa.liʁ/ ~ /pɑ.liʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -iʁ

Verb

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pâlir

  1. to pale; to fade (lose color)
  2. to fade (lose glory or power)

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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