accroupir

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French

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ croupe + -ir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.kʁu.piʁ/
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Verb

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accroupir

  1. (reflexive) to crouch, squat
  2. (reflexive, rare, literary) to debase oneself (morally)
  3. (transitive, rare) to make someone or something crouch or squat

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-.

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-.

Further reading

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Old French

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Verb

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accroupir

  1. to discredit, to dishonour, to ruin

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.