maigrir
التعريفات والمعاني
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
From maigre + -ir.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /mɛ.ɡʁiʁ/ ~ /me.ɡʁiʁ/
=== Verb ===
maigrir
to slim, to get slim, to lose weight
==== 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-.
==== Related terms ====
maigrement
maigreur
=== Further reading ===
“maigrir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Norman ==
=== Etymology ===
maigre (“thin”) + -ir (compare French maigrir).
=== Verb ===
maigrir
(Guernsey) to lose weight