avachi

French

Etymology

Past participle of avachir (“to soften, make limp”), from Middle French, from Old French avachir (“to sag”), from Frankish *waikjan (“to soften”), from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną (“to soften, make pliable, avoid”), from Proto-Indo-European *weig-, *weik- (“soft, pliable; to avoid”). Cognate with Old High German weihjan (“to soften”), Old English wǣcan (“to weaken, oppress, trouble”), Old Norse veikja (“to bow, make feeble, weaken”). More at weak.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.va.ʃi/

Verb

avachi m (feminine singular avachie, masculine plural avachis, feminine plural avachies)

past participle of avachir

Adjective

avachi (feminine singular avachie, masculine plural avachis, feminine plural avachies)

flabby; saggy

Further reading

“avachi” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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