ombrager

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ombrage +‎ -er.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɔ̃.bʁa.ʒe/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

ombrager

  1. (transitive) to shade
  2. (transitive) to overshadow

Conjugation[edit]

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written ombrage- 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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