florir

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Aragonese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /floˈɾi(ɾ)/
  • Rhymes: -i(ɾ)
  • Syllabification: flo‧rir

Verb

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florir

  1. flourish, bloom

Synonyms

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References

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  • florecer”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

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

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References

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French

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Etymology

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Alternative form of fleurir.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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florir

  1. to flourish, to be prosperous
    Synonym: fleurir

Conjugation

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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-.

Further reading

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Occitan

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan florir, from Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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florir

  1. to flower

Conjugation

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōreō.

Verb

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florir

  1. (of a plant) to blossom; to bloom
  2. (figuratively) to flourish; to bloom
    • c. 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

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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.

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Descendants

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Late Latin flōrīre, from Latin flōrēre. The /fl-/ renders a direct inheritance uncertain.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: flo‧rir

Verb

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florir (no stressed present indicative or subjunctive, first-person singular preterite flori, past participle florido)

  1. to flower; to blossom (to put forth blooms)
    Synonyms: florescer, desabrochar, abrir, florejar
    Antonyms: desflorescer, desflorir, murchar
  2. to adorn with flowers
    Synonyms: florescer, enflorar, florear, floretear, florejar

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