cueillir

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French coillir, formed analogically, with the verbal suffix -ir, from cueil, stressed conjugated form of the original cueudre, cueildre, cueldre, from Latin colligere (collect), from con- (with, together) + legō (bring together, gather, collect). Doublet of colliger.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /kœ.jiʁ/
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /kœ.jɪ(ː)ɾ/, /kœ.jiːʁ/
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Verb

cueillir

  1. to gather, pick
  2. to grab, snatch, nab

Conjugation

Further reading

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