gésir

Meaning

1. (archaic, defective, intransitive, literary) to lie (to be in a horizontal position), especially when dead or wounded
2. (archaic, defective, intransitive, literary) to be located
3. (archaic, defective, intransitive, literary) to be buried, hidden

Concepts

lie

consist

dwell

lie down

lie in

prevarication

put to bed

be

rest

Synonyms

mensonge

mentir

être étendu

s’étendre

comprendre

consister

constituer

demeurer

allonger

se coucher

trouver

🔍

être couché

être situé

être

appartenir

appartenir à

composer

Translations

jazer

yacer

jeure

giacere

liegen

jaire

estar deitado

liggen

jàder

distendersi

ajaçar

استلقى

κείτομαι

ajeure

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʒe.ziʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: gesir

Inherited from Latin: iaceo

In summary

Inherited from Old French gesir, from Latin iacēre.
The final -ir < Latin -ēre is regular and results from the palatalization of the preceding -c- to *[d͡zʲ], as in loisir, moisir, plaisir.