avachi
French
Etymology
Past participle of avachir (“to soften, make limp”), from Middle French, from Old French avachir (“to sag”), from Frankish *waikjan (“to soften”), from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną (“to soften, make pliable, avoid”), from Proto-Indo-European *weig-, *weik- (“soft, pliable; to avoid”). 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
- IPA(key): /a.va.ʃi/
Verb
avachi m (feminine singular avachie, masculine plural avachis, feminine plural avachies)
- past participle of avachir
Further reading
- “avachi” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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