maigrir

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French

Etymology

From maigre +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.ɡʁiʁ/, /me.ɡʁiʁ/
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Verb

maigrir

  1. to slim, to get slim, to lose weight

Conjugation

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


Norman

Etymology

maigre (thin) +‎ -ir (compare French maigrir).

Verb

maigrir

  1. (Guernsey) to lose weight