abréger

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French abregier, itself from Late Latin abbreviāre. Doublet of abrévier, a (now obsolete) borrowing. See also abréviation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.bʁe.ʒe/ === Verb === abréger to shorten in duration to shorten (in textual length) or summarize, to abridge to abbreviate ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is conjugated like protéger. It has both the spelling irregularities of other verbs in -ger (such as manger, where a silent 'e' is inserted before 'a' and 'o' endings (to indicate the /ʒ/ sound), and the spelling and pronunciation irregularities of other verbs in -é-er (such as céder), where the last stem vowel alternates between /e/ (written 'é') and /ɛ/ (written 'è'). ==== Derived terms ==== abrégé abrègement === Further reading === “abréger”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === gerbera