seoir

== French == === Alternative forms === soir (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French seoir, from Old French seoir, from earlier sedeir, from Latin sedēre, from Proto-Italic *sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /swaʁ/ Homophone: soir Rhymes: -waʁ === Verb === seoir (defective) (literary) to be suitable for; to be proper for (law) to be situated (dated or literary) sit down (see also s’asseoir) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== asseoir === Further reading === “seoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === osier, seroi == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French seoir, from earlier sedeir, from Latin sedēre. === Verb === seoir to be; to be situated (reflexive, se seoir) to sit down (be sitting) == Old French == === Etymology === From an earlier sedeir, from Latin sedēre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /səˈoi̯ɾ/ === Verb === seoir (transitive) to sit (make someone sit) (reflexive, se seoir) to sit down ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem sie distinct from the unstressed stem se, 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 ==== Middle French: seoir French: seoir