clairsemer

== French == === Etymology === Back-formation from clairsemé (“sparse”, adjective). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klɛʁ.sə.me/ === Verb === clairsemer to dwindle to disperse, scatter to thin out ==== 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 clairsème and the third-person singular future indicative il clairsèmera. === Further reading === “clairsemer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012