French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French amortir, from Vulgar Latin *admortīre, derived from Latin mortuus (dead). By surface analysis, a- +‎ mort +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.mɔʁ.tiʁ/
  • (file)

Verb edit

amortir

  1. to cushion, absorb, soften (shock, blow etc.)
  2. to deaden, muffle (noise)
  3. (finance) to pay off, amortize; to redeem (a title)
  4. (architecture) to put an amortizement on

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-.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: amortise

Further reading edit