jouir

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French jouir, jouïr, iouyr, from Old French joïr, from Vulgar Latin *gaudīre (*gaudiō), from Latin gaudēre. Doublet of gaudir, which was a borrowing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒwiʁ/ Rhymes: -wiʁ === Verb === jouir to enjoy [with de] Synonym: bénéficier Il jouissait d'une santé à toute épreuve. ― He enjoyed unfailing health. (intransitive) to have an orgasm; to come, cum; to ejaculate Hyponyms: éjaculer, (vulgar) se vider les couilles ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== joie ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: jwi === Further reading === “jouir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Verb === jouir alternative form of iouyr