-ir

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-ir

  • \iʁ\

suffix

  1. Transformer en, devenir (à partir d’un adjectif). devenir blême → blêmir
  2. Dérive du suffixe verbal latin -ire dormire → dormir
  3. Dérive du suffixe verbal latin -ere colligere → cueillir

In English

  • to infinitive-marker
  • -en to make [adjective], to cause to be [adjective]

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"-ir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/-ir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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-ir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/-ir

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"-ir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/-ir.

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@misc{ir_2026,
  title = {-ir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/-ir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}