emplir

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Aragonese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *implīre, from Latin implēre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /emˈpli(ɾ)/
  • Rhymes: -i(ɾ)
  • Syllabification: em‧plir

Verb[edit]

emplir

  1. fill

References[edit]

  • henchir”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French emplir, from Old French emplir, from Vulgar Latin *implīre, from Latin implēre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.pliʁ/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

emplir

  1. (transitive) to fill
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, s'emplir) to fill
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, poetic) to be affected with a sentiment, an emotion or another quality
    Mon cœur s’emplit d’amertumeMy heart is filled with bitterness

Conjugation[edit]

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[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French emplir.

Verb[edit]

emplir

  1. (transitive) to fill

Descendants[edit]

  • French: emplir