amincir

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French

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ mince +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.mɛ̃.siʁ/
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Verb

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amincir

  1. (transitive) to thin (down)
  2. (reflexive) to get thinner

Conjugation

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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-.

Further reading

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