florir

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan florir, from Vulgar Latin *florīre (with conjugation influenced by Latin flōrēscere, present active infinitive of flōrēscō), from flōreō.

Verb

florir (first-person singular present floreixo, past participle florit)

  1. to bloom, to blossom, to flower
  2. to become mouldy/moldy

Conjugation


French

Etymology

Alternative form of fleurir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

florir

  1. to flourish, to be prosperous

Conjugation

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-.

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Further reading


Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan florir, from Vulgar Latin *florīre (with conjugation influenced by Latin flōrēscere, present active infinitive of flōrēscō), from flōreō.

Verb

florir

  1. to flower

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.


Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *florīre (with conjugation influenced by Latin flōrēscere, present active infinitive of flōrēscō), from flōreō.

Verb

florir

  1. (of a plant) to blossom; to bloom
  2. (figuratively) to flourish; to bloom
    • circa 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, 'Cligès':
      « Dex !, qui est cist an cui si granz biautez florist? [»]
      "God! Who is this in whom such beauty blossoms?"

Conjugation

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.

Descendants


Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *florīre from Latin flōreō.

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /flo.ˈɾi(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /flo.ˈɾi(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /flu.ˈɾiɾ/

Verb

florir (past participle florido)

  1. to flower; to blossom (to put forth blooms)
  2. to adorn with flowers

Conjugation

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (blossom): desflorescer, desflorir, murchar
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