plaindre

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French plaindre, pleindre, from Old French plaindre, pleindre, from Latin plangere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /plɛ̃dʁ/
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Verb

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plaindre

  1. to pity
  2. (reflexive) to complain

Conjugation

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This verb is conjugated like peindre. It uses the same endings as rendre or vendre, but its -nd- becomes -gn- before a vowel, and its past participle ends in 't' instead of a vowel.

Further reading

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin plangere, present active infinitive of plangō.

Verb

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plaindre

  1. (reflexive, se plaindre) to cry; to weep

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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.

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Descendants

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  • Middle French: plaindre, pleindre