agenouiller

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French agenoillier, from genoil (knee). Compare Catalan agenollar, Portuguese ajoelhar, Italian inginocchiare, Romanian îngenunchea.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aʒ.nu.je/
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Verb

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agenouiller

  1. (reflexive) to kneel, to kneel down
    En rentrant dans l’église, on me pria de m’agenouiller.
    When I went into the church, I was asked to kneel.

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