"ternir" meaning in French

See ternir in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tɛʁ.niʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-ternir.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-ternir.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-ternir.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-ternir.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French ternir, from Old French ternir (“to make dim, make wan”), borrowed from Old High German *ternen, tarnen, from Proto-West Germanic *darnijan (“to cover up, conceal, hide”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|ternir|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French ternir, {{inh+|fr|frm|ternir}} Inherited from Middle French ternir, {{inh|fr|fro|ternir|t=to make dim, make wan}} Old French ternir (“to make dim, make wan”), {{der|fr|goh|*ternen}} Old High German *ternen, {{der|fr|gmw-pro|*darnijan|t=to cover up, conceal, hide}} Proto-West Germanic *darnijan (“to cover up, conceal, hide”) Head templates: {{fr-verb}} ternir Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], ternir [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], ternissant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], terni [participle, past], ternis [first-person, indicative, present, singular], ternis [indicative, present, second-person, singular], ternit [indicative, present, singular, third-person], ternissons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], ternissez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], ternissent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], ternissais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], ternissais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], ternissait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], ternissions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], ternissiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], ternissaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], ternis [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], ternis [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], ternit [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], ternîmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], ternîtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], ternirent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], ternirai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], terniras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], ternira [future, indicative, singular, third-person], ternirons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], ternirez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], terniront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], ternirais [conditional, first-person, singular], ternirais [conditional, second-person, singular], ternirait [conditional, singular, third-person], ternirions [conditional, first-person, plural], terniriez [conditional, plural, second-person], terniraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], ternisse [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], ternisses [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], ternisse [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], ternissions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], ternissiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], ternissent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], ternisse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], ternisses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], ternît [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], ternissions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], ternissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], ternissent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], ternis [imperative, second-person, singular], ternissons [first-person, imperative, plural], ternissez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. to tarnish (metal), fade (material)
    Sense id: en-ternir-fr-verb-WzDkzC4s Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -ir, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -ir: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. to tarnish (reputation etc.)
    Sense id: en-ternir-fr-verb-v1-IEufo Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -ir, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -ir: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: terne

Inflected forms

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    }
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}

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