avachi
French edit
Etymology edit
Past participle of avachir (“to soften, make limp”), from Middle French [Term?], from Old French avachir (“to sag”), from Frankish *waikijan (“to soften”), from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną (“to soften, make pliable, avoid”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, curve”). Cognate with Old High German weihjan (“to soften”), Old English wǣcan (“to weaken, oppress, trouble”), Old Norse veikja (“to bow, make feeble, weaken”). More at weak.
Pronunciation edit
Participle edit
avachi (feminine avachie, masculine plural avachis, feminine plural avachies)
Adjective edit
avachi (feminine avachie, masculine plural avachis, feminine plural avachies)
Further reading edit
- “avachi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.