bénir

See also: benir

French

Etymology

From Old French beneïr, inherited from Latin benedīcere, present active infinive of benedicō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /be.niʁ/
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Verb

bénir

  1. to bless

Conjugation

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-.

Derived terms

Further reading

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