mugir

Catalan

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Latin mūgīre, present active infinitive of mūgiō; first attested circa 1400[1].

Pronunciation

Verb

mugir (first-person singular present mugeixo, past participle mugit)

  1. to moo; to low

Conjugation

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French

Etymology

Alteration of the inherited Old French muir, muire, based on the original etymology, Latin mūgīre, present active infinitive of mūgiō

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /my.ʒiʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -iʁ

Verb

mugir

  1. to moo
    Entends mugir les vaches.
    Listen to the cows mooing.
  2. to roar

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-.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mogir, mugir, from Latin mūgīre, present active infinitive of mūgiō (I moo), from Proto-Indo-European *mug-, *mūg-.

Pronunciation

Verb

mugir (first-person singular present indicative mujo, past participle mugido)

  1. to moo (to make a lowing sound)

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mūgīre, present active infinitive of mūgiō[1].

Verb

mugir (first-person singular present mujo, first-person singular preterite mugí, past participle mugido)

  1. to moo

Conjugation

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