écarteler

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French esquarterer, with dissimilation. Related to quartier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.kaʁ.tə.le/ === Verb === écarteler (transitive) to draw and quarter (to execute by pulling the victim's limbs in different directions; to pull a body apart by the four limbs) Near-synonym: démembrer (heraldry) to divide a shield into four parts ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il écartèle and the third-person singular future indicative il écartèlera. ==== Derived terms ==== écartèlement ==== See also ==== équarrir écarter === Further reading === “écarteler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012