verdoyer

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *virdidiāre, from Late Latin virdis (green). Compare Occitan verdejar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vɛʁ.dwa.je/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

verdoyer

  1. to be/become verdant, green

Conjugation[edit]

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

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