noircir

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *nigricīre, from Latin nigrēscere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nwaʁ.siʁ/ === Verb === noircir to blacken (make black) (reflexive) to get drunk 1926, Marcel Aymé, Brûlebois, Éditions Gallimard, chap. III, 1975 ed., p. 33 ==== 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-. ==== Synonyms ==== [2] (get drunk): See s'enivrer ==== Derived terms ==== noircir le tableau, noircissement, noircissure ==== Related terms ==== [1,2]: noir === References === “noircir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Further reading === “noircir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *nigricīre, from Latin nigrēscō, nigrēscere. Compare Old Occitan negrezir. === Verb === noircir to blacken (become black) ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== French: noircir