fourrager

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fu.ʁa.ʒe/ === Etymology 1 === From fourrage +‎ -ier. ==== Adjective ==== fourrager (feminine fourragère, masculine plural fourragers, feminine plural fourragères) (relational) fodder === Etymology 2 === From fourrage +‎ -er. ==== Verb ==== fourrager (intransitive) to forage (intransitive) to rummage through ===== Conjugation ===== This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written fourrage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger. === Further reading === “fourrager”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012