mollir

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mou (mol, molle), or from Latin mollīre (to soften).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.liʁ/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

mollir

  1. (intransitive, rare) to mollify, become soft
  2. (intransitive, rare) to ease off or die down; to relent, abate, give way

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-.

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Further reading[edit]

Interlingua[edit]

Verb[edit]

mollir

  1. to soften

Conjugation[edit]