See also: Nager

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French nagier, inherited from a reduced form of Latin navigāre. Doublet of naviguer, a later borrowing. Displaced Old French noer, from Latin natāre, natō (to swim).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nager

  1. to swim

Conjugation

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This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written nage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French nager, nagier.

Verb

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nager

  1. to navigate (waters); to sail; to travel by watercraft

Descendants

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  • French: nager
  • Norman:
    Guernsey Norman: nâgier
    Jersey Norman: nagir

References

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  • nager on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Old French

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Verb

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nager

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of nagier

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.