égrener
التعريفات والمعاني
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
From é- + grain + -er.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /e.ɡʁə.ne/
=== Verb ===
égrener
to shell, pod (maize, peas, wheat etc.)
Synonym: écosser
to gin (cotton)
to ripple (flax)
(reflexive) to drop off the stalk or bunch
(figurative) to dish out
(figurative) to rattle off, go through (a list), tick away (time)
==== 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 égrène and the third-person singular future indicative il égrènera.
==== Derived terms ====
égrenage
=== Further reading ===
“égrener”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
=== Anagrams ===
générer