assener

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French assener, from Old French asener, from sen (“direction”), from Frankish *sinn (“sense, mental faculty, way, direction”). By surface analysis, a- +‎ sens +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /as.ne/, /a.se.ne/ === Verb === assener to strike (a blow) to thrust out, fling (an argument, reply) ==== 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 assène and the third-person singular future indicative il assènera. === Further reading === “assener”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “assener”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse “assener” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.