promener

== French == === Etymology === From a metathesis of Middle French pourmener, Old French pourmener, pormener (based on numerous verbs beginning with the prefix pro-), itself from pour- and mener; alternatively and less likely corresponds to a Vulgar Latin *prōmināre (“to drive forward”), from prō (“forward”) +‎ minō (“to drive”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʁɔm.ne/ === Verb === promener (reflexive) to walk (leisurely), to go for a walk, to stroll 1869, Charles Beaudelaire, "Perte d'auréole", Petits Poëmes en prose; translated 2009 by Keith Waldrop: (transitive) to walk out (an animal) (transitive) to carry around, often with the implication of showing off ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il promène and the third-person singular future indicative il promènera. ==== Derived terms ==== envoyer promener ==== Related terms ==== promenade === See also === aller border côtoyer courir longer marcher === Further reading === “promener”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012