amonceler

amonceler

French

Etymology

    From a- +‎ Old French moncel +‎ -er.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /a.mɔ̃.sle/
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    Verb

    amonceler

    1. (reflexive) to build up; to accumulate
      • 1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 13, in Les Misérables, Tome I : Fantine, book 2:
        Des pensées inexprimables s'amoncelèrent ainsi en lui toute la journée.
        Inexpressible thoughts built up like this inside him all day long.
    2. (transitive, uncommon) to pile up

    Conjugation

    With the exception of appeler, jeter and their derived verbs, all verbs that used to double the consonants can now also be conjugated like amener.

    Descendants

    • Saint Dominican Creole French: monceler

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