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rugir

rugir

Catalan

Verb

rugir (first-person singular present rugeixo, past participle rugit)

  1. to roar

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rugīre, present active infinitive of rugiō (roar). Cf. Old French ruir, a more gallicized variant. See also rut.

Verb

rugir

  1. to roar

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-.

Derived terms


Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rugīre, present active infinitive of rugiō (roar).

Verb

rugir (first-person singular present indicative rujo, past participle rugido)

  1. to roar (to make a loud, deep cry)

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rugīre, present active infinitive of rugiō (roar).

Verb

rugir (first-person singular present rujo, first-person singular preterite rugí, past participle rugido)

  1. to roar
  2. to bellow
  3. to rumble

Conjugation

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