peindre

French

Etymology

From Middle French paindre, from Old French peindre, paindre, inherited from Latin pingere, present active infinitive of pingō (I paint).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛ̃dʁ/
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Verb

peindre

  1. (transitive) to paint.

Compounds

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like peindre. It uses the same endings as rendre or vendre, but its -nd- becomes -gn- before a vowel, and its past participle ends in ‘t’ instead of a vowel.

Further reading


Norman

Etymology

From Old French peindre, from Latin pingō, pingere (decorate, embellish; paint, tint, colour).

Verb

peindre (gerund peindréthie)

  1. (Jersey) to paint

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin pingere, present active infinitive of pingō (I paint).

Verb

peindre

  1. to paint (cover with paint; especially in a decorative or artistic way)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Derived terms

Descendants

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