nourrir

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French nourrir, from Old French norrir, inherited from Latin nūtrīre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nu.ʁiʁ/ === Verb === nourrir to feed (provide with nourishment), nourish to nurture, to fuel (pronominal) to eat, to feed oneself ==== 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 ==== === Further reading === “nourrir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French norrir. === Verb === nourrir to feed (provide with nourishment) ==== Descendants ==== French: nourrir