nantir

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French nantir (to seize (the guarantors)), from nant (pledge, security), probably from Old Norse nám (taking, seizure), from Proto-Germanic *nēmą (taking), from Proto-Indo-European *nem- (to give or take one's due). Cognate with Old High German nām (robbery), Old English niman (to take, seize). More at nim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɑ̃tiʁ/

Verb

nantir

  1. (transitive with de (with) or with no preposition) to provide somebody
    Cet homme ne prête point si on ne le nantit auparavant.
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  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with de (with) or with no preposition) to provide, to get
    Je me suis nanti d’un bon manteau contre la pluie.
    I got a good coat against the rain.

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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