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French

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /vɛ.se/ ~ /ve.se/
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Verb

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vesser

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

Conjugation

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References

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