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blanchir

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French blanchir, from Vulgar Latin *blancīre, a verb based on Frankish *blank.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /blɑ̃.ʃiʁ/
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Verb edit

blanchir

  1. to launder, wash
    Blanchir du linge.
    To wash linen.
  2. to make white; to whiten
    La neige a blanchis les toits.
    The snow whitens the roofs.
  3. to grow or become white
    Les cheveux blanchissent avec l’âge.
    Hair whitens with age.
  4. to blanch or bleach
    Elle a blanchis quand elle a entendu les nouvelles.
    She blanched when she heard the news.
  5. (money) to launder
  6. to whitewash (to cover over errors or bad actions)

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-.

Conjugation of blanchir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple blanchir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple blanchissant
/blɑ̃.ʃi.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle blanchi
/blɑ̃.ʃi/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present blanchis
/blɑ̃.ʃi/ 		blanchis
/blɑ̃.ʃi/ 		blanchit
/blɑ̃.ʃi/ 		blanchissons
/blɑ̃.ʃi.sɔ̃/ 		blanchissez
/blɑ̃.ʃi.se/ 		blanchissent
/blɑ̃.ʃis/
imperfect blanchissais
/blɑ̃.ʃi.sɛ/ 		blanchissais
/blɑ̃.ʃi.sɛ/ 		blanchissait
/blɑ̃.ʃi.sɛ/ 		blanchissions
/blɑ̃.ʃi.sjɔ̃/ 		blanchissiez
/blɑ̃.ʃi.sje/ 		blanchissaient
/blɑ̃.ʃi.sɛ/
past historic2 blanchis
/blɑ̃.ʃi/ 		blanchis
/blɑ̃.ʃi/ 		blanchit
/blɑ̃.ʃi/ 		blanchîmes
/blɑ̃.ʃim/ 		blanchîtes
/blɑ̃.ʃit/ 		blanchirent
/blɑ̃.ʃiʁ/
future blanchirai
/blɑ̃.ʃi.ʁe/ 		blanchiras
/blɑ̃.ʃi.ʁa/ 		blanchira
/blɑ̃.ʃi.ʁa/ 		blanchirons
/blɑ̃.ʃi.ʁɔ̃/ 		blanchirez
/blɑ̃.ʃi.ʁe/ 		blanchiront
/blɑ̃.ʃi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional blanchirais
/blɑ̃.ʃi.ʁɛ/ 		blanchirais
/blɑ̃.ʃi.ʁɛ/ 		blanchirait
/blɑ̃.ʃi.ʁɛ/ 		blanchirions
/blɑ̃.ʃi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		blanchiriez
/blɑ̃.ʃi.ʁje/ 		blanchiraient
/blɑ̃.ʃi.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 blanchisse
/blɑ̃.ʃis/ 		blanchisses
/blɑ̃.ʃis/ 		blanchisse
/blɑ̃.ʃis/ 		blanchissions
/blɑ̃.ʃi.sjɔ̃/ 		blanchissiez
/blɑ̃.ʃi.sje/ 		blanchissent
/blɑ̃.ʃis/
imperfect2 blanchisse
/blɑ̃.ʃis/ 		blanchisses
/blɑ̃.ʃis/ 		blanchît
/blɑ̃.ʃi/ 		blanchissions
/blɑ̃.ʃi.sjɔ̃/ 		blanchissiez
/blɑ̃.ʃi.sje/ 		blanchissent
/blɑ̃.ʃis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — blanchis
/blɑ̃.ʃi/ 		— blanchissons
/blɑ̃.ʃi.sɔ̃/ 		blanchissez
/blɑ̃.ʃi.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).

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • → German: blanchieren

Further reading edit

Old French edit

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin *blancīre, a verb based on Frankish *blank.

Verb edit

blanchir

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Conjugation edit

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of blanchir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive blanchir avoir blanchi
gerund en blanchissant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle blanchissant
past participle blanchi
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present blanchis blanchis blanchist blanchissons blanchissez blanchissent
imperfect blanchissoie, blanchisseie blanchissoies, blanchisseies blanchissoit, blanchisseit blanchissiiens, blanchissiens blanchissiiez, blanchissiez blanchissoient, blanchisseient
preterite blanchi blanchis blanchi blanchimes blanchistes blanchirent
future blanchirai blanchiras blanchira blanchirons blanchiroiz, blanchireiz, blanchirez blanchiront
conditional blanchiroie, blanchireie blanchiroies, blanchireies blanchiroit, blanchireit blanchiriiens, blanchiriens blanchiriiez, blanchiriez blanchiroient, blanchireient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present blanchisse blanchisses blanchisse blanchissons blanchissez blanchissent
imperfect blanchisse blanchisses blanchist blanchissons, blanchissiens blanchissoiz, blanchissez, blanchissiez blanchissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— blanchis — blanchissons blanchissez —

Descendants edit

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