pervertir

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pervertere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

Pronunciation

Verb

pervertir (first-person singular present perverteixo, first-person singular preterite pervertí, past participle pervertit)

  1. (transitive) to pervert

Conjugation

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pervertere, pervertō with change of conjugation class.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁ.vɛʁ.tiʁ/
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Verb

pervertir

  1. to worsen; to corrupt

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-.

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From Latin pervertō.

Verb

pervertir

  1. (transitive) to lead astray
  2. (intransitive) to be led astray

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

  • English: to pervert
  • French: pervertir

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pervertere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾbeɾˈtiɾ/ [peɾ.β̞eɾˈt̪iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: per‧ver‧tir

Verb

pervertir (first-person singular present pervierto, first-person singular preterite pervertí, past participle pervertido)

  1. (transitive) to pervert, lead astray, garble, corrupt

Conjugation

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