ternir

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French ternir, from Old French ternir (“to make dim, make wan”), borrowed from Old High German *ternen, tarnen, from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan (“to cover up, conceal, hide”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛʁ.niʁ/ === Verb === ternir to tarnish (metal), fade (material) to tarnish (reputation etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-. ==== Related terms ==== terne === Further reading === “ternir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === nitrer, rirent