empiéger

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French

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Etymology

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First recorded circa 1226 as empegier,[1] Latin impedicāre. Doublet of empêcher. By surface analysis, en- +‎ piège +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.pje.ʒe/
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Verb

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empiéger

  1. (rare) to trap

Conjugation

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This verb is conjugated like protéger. It has both the spelling irregularities of other verbs in -ger (such as manger, where a silent 'e' is inserted before 'a' and 'o' endings (to indicate the /ʒ/ sound), and the spelling and pronunciation irregularities of other verbs in -é-er (such as céder), where the last stem vowel alternates between /e/ (written 'é') and /ɛ/ (written 'è').

References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “impedicāre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 578

Further reading

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