ternir

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French ternir, from Old French ternir (to make dim, make wan), borrowed from Old High German *ternen, tarnen, from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan (to cover up, conceal, hide).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɛʁ.niʁ/
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Verb

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ternir

  1. to tarnish (metal), fade (material)
  2. to tarnish (reputation etc.)

Conjugation

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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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