étreindre

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French estreindre, from Latin stringere (“tighten”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.tʁɛ̃dʁ/ === Verb === étreindre to hug (embrace) to clutch, grip ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is conjugated like peindre. It uses the same endings as rendre or vendre, but its -nd- becomes -gn- before a vowel, and its past participle ends in 't' instead of a vowel. ==== Derived terms ==== qui trop embrasse mal étreint ==== Related terms ==== étroit === Further reading === “étreindre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === reteindre