naufrager

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin naufragāre (“to become shipwrecked”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /no.fʁa.ʒe/ === Verb === naufrager (archaic, intransitive, of a vessel) to sink, go down Synonyms: couler, faire naufrage, sombrer (intransitive, of a person) to be on a sinking vessel, go down (intransitive, figuratively) to be on a sinking ship ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written naufrage- 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 === “naufrager”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === naufrager first-person singular present passive subjunctive of naufragō