surtraire

== French == === Etymology === From sur- +‎ traire. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /syʁ.tʁɛʁ/ Rhymes: -ɛʁ === Verb === surtraire (transitive) overmilk, to milk (a cow or other animal) too much. ==== Conjugation ==== This verb traditionally has no past historic or imperfect subjunctive. They would be formed on a -surtray- root: *je surtrayis, *que nous surtrayissions etc. Forms using the 'a' endings of verbs in -er are now used when there is an unavoidable need to use these forms. The root -surtrais- was used instead of -surtray- in the 18th century, and remains in Swiss and Savoy dialects. ==== References ==== « surtraire » on TERMIUM Plus, btb.termiumplus.gc.ca (consulted December 30th 2024)