taire

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French taire, from Old French taire, remade from the original form taisir (analogically to verbs like plaire, etc., or from the future forms), itself from Latin tacēre, from Proto-Italic *takēō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛʁ/ Homophones: ter, terre, terrent, terres Rhymes: -ɛr === Verb === taire (intransitive) to be quiet, to be silent faire taire ― to quieten, to silence, to shut up (reflexive, se taire) to shut up (oneself), to be quiet, to fall silent, to stop talking Tais-toi! ― Be quiet!/Shut up! (transitive) to keep (a matter) quiet, to keep secret, not to say ==== Usage notes ==== The intransitive sense is only used in the expression faire taire. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Antonyms ==== dire parler répliquer ==== Derived terms ==== taire sa gueule perdre une belle occasion de se taire === Further reading === “taire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === aitre, aître, arité, étira, itéra == Old French == === Verb === taire alternative infinitive of taisir ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.