pendre

French

Etymology

From Old French pendre, from Late Latin pendĕre (conjugation confused with or altered by pendere (to suspend, hang)) for Latin pendēre, present active infinitive pendeō, from Proto-Italic *pendēō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (to pull; to spin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɑ̃dʁ/
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Verb

pendre

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to hang
  2. (intransitive) to sag, droop

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading


Old French

Alternative forms

  • pandre
  • penre

Etymology

From Late Latin pendĕre (conjugation confused with or altered by pendere (to suspend, hang)) for Latin pendēre, present active infinitive pendeō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpãn.drə/, /ˈpẽn.drə/

Verb

pendre

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to hang

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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