juger

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See also: iuger

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin iūger, variant of iūgerum.

Noun

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juger (plural jugers)

  1. (historical units of measure) A Roman unit of area, equivalent to 2 acti or 28,800 square feet (about ¼ ha).

Meronyms

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French juger, from Latin iūdicāre (pass judgement).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒy.ʒe/
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Verb

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juger

  1. (law) to judge, to try
  2. (in general) to judge, to deem
    Ne savez-vous pas que nous jugerons les anges?
    Do you not know that we will judge angels?
    juger quelqu’un sur les apparences
    judge someone on appearances

Conjugation

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This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written juge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

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Further reading

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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jūger n (genitive jūgeris); third declension

  1. Alternative form of iūger

Declension

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Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative jūger jūgera
Genitive jūgeris jūgerum
Dative jūgerī jūgeribus
Accusative jūger jūgera
Ablative jūgere jūgeribus
Vocative jūger jūgera