-iss-
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Latin inchoative infix -sc-, from -ēscō, but now extended to many non-inchoative verbs as well. Cognates include Italian -isc-, Portuguese -ec-, -esc- and -esç-, and Romanian -esc- and -ăsc-.
Infix[edit]
-iss-
- An infix found in most parts of the conjugation of regular -ir verbs.