sçavoir

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sa.vwaʁ/ === Verb === sçavoir obsolete spelling of savoir === Noun === sçavoir m (plural sçavoirs) obsolete spelling of savoir == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French savoir, with the inserted ⟨ç⟩ based on an incorrect assumption that the word derives from Latin scīre. === Verb === sçavoir to know ==== Conjugation ==== C becomes ç before a. Highly irregular. Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. === Noun === sçavoir f (plural sçavoirs) knowledge ==== Synonyms ==== connoissance