ronger

== French == === Etymology === From Old French rongier, from a crossing of rungier (from Latin rūmigāre (“chew”)) with influence from a Vulgar Latin *rodicāre, itself from Latin rōdō (“to gnaw”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɔ̃.ʒe/ === Verb === ronger to gnaw to erode, to eat at ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written ronge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger. ==== Derived terms ==== ronger son frein rongeur se ronger les sangs === Further reading === “ronger”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === rogner