noyer

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nwa.je/ Homophones: noyers, noyé, noyés, noyée, noyées, noyai, noyez === Etymology 1 === From Vulgar Latin nucārius (“nut tree”) from Classical Latin nux. Compare Spanish noguera, Portuguese nogueira, Catalan noguera, Occitan noguièr. Equivalent to noix +‎ -ier. ==== Noun ==== noyer m (plural noyers) walnut (tree) ===== Derived terms ===== noyer du Brésil ===== Related terms ===== noix (walnut, the nut) === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old French noier, neier, from Latin necāre (“kill”). The sense of "to drown" can be found in other Romance cognates; compare Catalan negar, Italian annegare, Spanish anegar, Romanian îneca. ==== Verb ==== noyer (reflexive, literal and figurative) to drown; to drown oneself (transitive, literal and figurative) to drown (transitive, cooking) to dilute; to water down ===== Conjugation ===== This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like employer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'. This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like employer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'. ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “noyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012