festoyer

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French

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Etymology

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From Old French festeer/festeier/festoyer, inherited from Vulgar Latin *festizāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛs.twa.je/
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Verb

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festoyer

  1. (transitive) to feast, banquet

Conjugation

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This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Further reading

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