flétrir

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old French flaistre (“withered”), from Latin flaccidus.

Verb

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flétrir

  1. (transitive) to wither
  2. (reflexive) to wither, wilt, shrivel
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-.

Conjugation of flétrir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple flétrir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple flétrissant
/fle.tʁi.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle flétri
/fle.tʁi/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present flétris
/fle.tʁi/ 		flétris
/fle.tʁi/ 		flétrit
/fle.tʁi/ 		flétrissons
/fle.tʁi.sɔ̃/ 		flétrissez
/fle.tʁi.se/ 		flétrissent
/fle.tʁis/
imperfect flétrissais
/fle.tʁi.sɛ/ 		flétrissais
/fle.tʁi.sɛ/ 		flétrissait
/fle.tʁi.sɛ/ 		flétrissions
/fle.tʁi.sjɔ̃/ 		flétrissiez
/fle.tʁi.sje/ 		flétrissaient
/fle.tʁi.sɛ/
past historic2 flétris
/fle.tʁi/ 		flétris
/fle.tʁi/ 		flétrit
/fle.tʁi/ 		flétrîmes
/fle.tʁim/ 		flétrîtes
/fle.tʁit/ 		flétrirent
/fle.tʁiʁ/
future flétrirai
/fle.tʁi.ʁe/ 		flétriras
/fle.tʁi.ʁa/ 		flétrira
/fle.tʁi.ʁa/ 		flétrirons
/fle.tʁi.ʁɔ̃/ 		flétrirez
/fle.tʁi.ʁe/ 		flétriront
/fle.tʁi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional flétrirais
/fle.tʁi.ʁɛ/ 		flétrirais
/fle.tʁi.ʁɛ/ 		flétrirait
/fle.tʁi.ʁɛ/ 		flétririons
/fle.tʁi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		flétririez
/fle.tʁi.ʁje/ 		flétriraient
/fle.tʁi.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present flétrisse
/fle.tʁis/ 		flétrisses
/fle.tʁis/ 		flétrisse
/fle.tʁis/ 		flétrissions
/fle.tʁi.sjɔ̃/ 		flétrissiez
/fle.tʁi.sje/ 		flétrissent
/fle.tʁis/
imperfect2 flétrisse
/fle.tʁis/ 		flétrisses
/fle.tʁis/ 		flétrît
/fle.tʁi/ 		flétrissions
/fle.tʁi.sjɔ̃/ 		flétrissiez
/fle.tʁi.sje/ 		flétrissent
/fle.tʁis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — flétris
/fle.tʁi/ 		— flétrissons
/fle.tʁi.sɔ̃/ 		flétrissez
/fle.tʁi.se/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Middle French flestrir, from Old French flastrir, alteration of Old French flatir (under influence of Etymology 1, above), from Frankish *flattjan (“to move the palm of one's hand”), from Proto-Germanic *flatjaną (“to flatten”).

Verb

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flétrir

  1. (transitive, archaic) to brand (as punishment)
  2. (transitive, archaic) to condemn
  3. (transitive, archaic) to blacken, besmirch (someone's reputation etc.)
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-.

Conjugation of flétrir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple flétrir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple flétrissant
/fle.tʁi.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle flétri
/fle.tʁi/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present flétris
/fle.tʁi/ 		flétris
/fle.tʁi/ 		flétrit
/fle.tʁi/ 		flétrissons
/fle.tʁi.sɔ̃/ 		flétrissez
/fle.tʁi.se/ 		flétrissent
/fle.tʁis/
imperfect flétrissais
/fle.tʁi.sɛ/ 		flétrissais
/fle.tʁi.sɛ/ 		flétrissait
/fle.tʁi.sɛ/ 		flétrissions
/fle.tʁi.sjɔ̃/ 		flétrissiez
/fle.tʁi.sje/ 		flétrissaient
/fle.tʁi.sɛ/
past historic2 flétris
/fle.tʁi/ 		flétris
/fle.tʁi/ 		flétrit
/fle.tʁi/ 		flétrîmes
/fle.tʁim/ 		flétrîtes
/fle.tʁit/ 		flétrirent
/fle.tʁiʁ/
future flétrirai
/fle.tʁi.ʁe/ 		flétriras
/fle.tʁi.ʁa/ 		flétrira
/fle.tʁi.ʁa/ 		flétrirons
/fle.tʁi.ʁɔ̃/ 		flétrirez
/fle.tʁi.ʁe/ 		flétriront
/fle.tʁi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional flétrirais
/fle.tʁi.ʁɛ/ 		flétrirais
/fle.tʁi.ʁɛ/ 		flétrirait
/fle.tʁi.ʁɛ/ 		flétririons
/fle.tʁi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		flétririez
/fle.tʁi.ʁje/ 		flétriraient
/fle.tʁi.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present flétrisse
/fle.tʁis/ 		flétrisses
/fle.tʁis/ 		flétrisse
/fle.tʁis/ 		flétrissions
/fle.tʁi.sjɔ̃/ 		flétrissiez
/fle.tʁi.sje/ 		flétrissent
/fle.tʁis/
imperfect2 flétrisse
/fle.tʁis/ 		flétrisses
/fle.tʁis/ 		flétrît
/fle.tʁi/ 		flétrissions
/fle.tʁi.sjɔ̃/ 		flétrissiez
/fle.tʁi.sje/ 		flétrissent
/fle.tʁis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — flétris
/fle.tʁi/ 		— flétrissons
/fle.tʁi.sɔ̃/ 		flétrissez
/fle.tʁi.se/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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