recevoir

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French recevoir, from Old French recevoir, from Vulgar Latin *recipēre, from Latin recipiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁə.sə.vwaʁ/ Rhymes: -waʁ === Verb === recevoir to receive to entertain (to welcome guests) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== réceptacle récepteur réceptif réception récipient === Further reading === “recevoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Alternative forms === receivre (archaic or northern) reçoivre === Etymology === From Latin recipere, with a change in verb class to *-ēre, but cf. the alternative forms above. === Verb === recevoir receive ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem reçoiv distinct from the unstressed stem recev, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== Angevin: recevair Bourguignon: reçoire Champenois: reçoire French: recevoir Louisiana French: reçoir, reçoire Lorrain: reçure Norman: recheveir Picard: erchuvoér Walloon: riceure, riçure → Middle English: receiven English: receive