tuer

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French tuer, from Old French tuer (“kill, extinguish”), from Latin tūtārī (“avert, ward off”). Compare Occitan tuar. === Pronunciation === (France) IPA(key): /tɥe/, /ty.e/ (Quebec) IPA(key): /t͡sɥe/, /t͡sy.e/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɥe/ Hyphenation: tu‧er === Verb === tuer (usually transitive) to kill Synonym: (archaic or humorous) occire Fumer tue. ― Smoking kills. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tuer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Gallo == === Etymology === From Old French tuer, from Vulgar Latin *tutāre, from Latin tūtārī (“protect, guard, defend”). === Verb === tuer to turn off (the light) == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French tuer. === Verb === tuer to kill ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Synonyms ==== occire ==== Descendants ==== French: tuer == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French tuer, from Latin tūtāri (“avert, ward off”). === Pronunciation === === Verb === tuer (gerund tueûthie) (Jersey) to kill ==== Synonyms ==== occi ==== Derived terms ==== tueux (“killer”) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === tuer f indefinite plural of tue == Old French == === Alternative forms === teuer, tiwer, tueir, tuuer, tuwer, twer === Etymology === From Latin tūtāri (“avert, ward off”). === Pronunciation === (classical) IPA(key): /tyˈeːɾ/ (late) IPA(key): /tyˈɛɾ/ === Verb === tuer extinguish kill Synonyms: macter, ocire ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== Gallo: tuer Middle French: tuer French: tuer Norman: tuer Walloon: touwer