French

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ gaillard +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ɡa.jaʁ.diʁ/
  • Toulouse:(file)
  • Lyon:(file)

Verb

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agaillardir

  1. (transitive) to render more lively, strong
  2. (reflexive) to become more lively, to excite oneself into a frenzy

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-.

References

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  • Dictionnaire classique de la langue française Rivarol (1827)

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