pâlir

See also: palir

French

Etymology

From pâle (pale) + -ir (forms infinitives).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.liʁ/, /pɑ.liʁ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iʁ

Verb

pâlir

  1. to pale; to fade (lose color)
  2. to fade (lose glory or power)

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-.

Derived terms

  • pâlir sur les livres
  • pâlissement
  • repâlir
  • son étoile pâlit

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