engloutir

French

Etymology

From Old French englotir, from Late Latin ingluttīre, present active infinitive of ingluttiō, from Latin gluttiō; alternatively, from Old French en- + glotir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ɡlu.tiʁ/
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Verb

engloutir

  1. to gulp
  2. to swallow up

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-.

Further reading


Old French

Verb

engloutir

  1. Alternative form of englotir

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group or second-group verb (ending in -ir, without or with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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