tempter

English

Etymology

From Middle English tempter, temptere, temptour, temptoure, from Old French tempter, temptere, tenteor, Anglo-Norman tempteour, temptur and Middle English tempten (“to tempt”); equivalent to tempt +‎ -er.

Noun

tempter (plural tempters)

  1. Someone or something that tempts.
  2. A seducer, especially a man who seduces.
    He is a tempter of married women.

Translations

Latin

Verb

tempter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of temptō

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin temptō.

Verb

tempter

  1. to tempt; to act as a temptation

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of tempter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive tempter avoir tempté
gerund en temptant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle temptant
past participle tempté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present tempte temptes tempte temptons temptez temptent
imperfect temptoie, tempteie, temptoe, tempteve temptoies, tempteies, temptoes, tempteves temptoit, tempteit, temptot, tempteve temptiiens, temptiens temptiiez, temptiez temptoient, tempteient, temptoent, temptevent
preterite temptai temptas tempta temptames temptastes tempterent
future tempterai tempteras temptera tempterons tempteroiz, temptereiz, tempterez tempteront
conditional tempteroie, temptereie tempteroies, temptereies tempteroit, temptereit tempteriiens, tempteriens tempteriiez, tempteriez tempteroient, temptereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present tempte temptes tempte temptons temptez temptent
imperfect temptasse temptasses temptast temptissons, temptissiens temptissoiz, temptissez, temptissiez temptassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— tempte — temptons temptez —

Descendants
  • → English: tempt
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