fuir

See also: fuïr

French

Etymology

From Old French fuir, from Vulgar Latin *fūgīre, from Latin fugere, present active infinitive of fugiō, from Proto-Italic *fugiō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɥiʁ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iʁ

Verb

fuir

  1. (intransitive) to escape
  2. (transitive) to flee
  3. (intransitive) to leak; to have a leak
    Le robinet fuit.

Conjugation

Further reading


Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fūgīre, from Latin fugere, present active infinitive of fugiō.

Verb

fuir

  1. to flee

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Derived terms

Descendants

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