vesser

French

Etymology

From Old French vessir (with a change in conjugation[1] likely due to analogy with péter),[2] from Latin vissīre. Alternatively derivable from vesse + -er, the former a noun derived from the aforementioned Old French verb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛ.se/, /ve.se/
  • (file)

Verb

vesser

  1. (dated, informal) to fart
    Synonyms: loufer, péter

Conjugation

References

  1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “vĭssīre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 14: U–Z, page 530
  2. vesser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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