étinceler

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French

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Etymology

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From étincelle +‎ -er. Found in Old French as estenceler. Alternatively but less likely from a Vulgar Latin *stincillāre, with metathesis from Latin scintillāre (thus a doublet of scintiller), or adapted to étincelle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.tɛ̃.sle/
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Verb

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étinceler

  1. (archaic) to spark (give off sparks)
  2. to sparkle, twinkle

Conjugation

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With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

Further reading

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