French edit

Etymology edit

From a- +‎ mince +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.mɛ̃.siʁ/
  • (file)

Verb edit

amincir

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

Conjugation edit

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 edit