peindre

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French paindre, from Old French peindre, paindre, inherited from Latin pingere (to paint).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛ̃dʁ/
  • Audio (France):(file)

Verb

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peindre

  1. (transitive) to paint
    Jaquinot adore peindre des portraits de ses parents et de ses amis. Il a beaucoup de talent.
    Jaquinot loves to paint portraits of his parents and his friends. He is very talented.

Conjugation

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This verb is conjugated like peindre. It uses the same endings as rendre or vendre, but its -nd- becomes -gn- before a vowel, and its past participle ends in 't' instead of a vowel.

Derived terms

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Compounds

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Further reading

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French peindre, from Latin pingō, pingere (decorate, embellish; paint, tint, colour).

Verb

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peindre (gerund peindréthie)

  1. (Jersey) to paint
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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin pingere, present active infinitive of pingō (I paint).

Verb

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peindre

  1. to paint (cover with paint; especially in a decorative or artistic way)

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle French: paindre
  • Norman: peindre
  • Middle English: peynten