esfacier
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
By surface analysis, es- + face + -ier, perhaps corresponding to a Vulgar Latin exfaciāre (literally “deface”), from Latin faciēs (“face, visage”). Parallel to, or cognate with, Italian sfacciare. (The semantics, however, suggest separate developments.) Less likely related to Galician esfachar.
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | esfacier | avoir esfacié | |||||
gerund | en esfaçant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | esfaçant | ||||||
past participle | esfacié | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | esfaz | esfaces | esface | esfaçons | esfaciez | esfacent |
imperfect | esfaçoie, esfaceie, esfaçoe, esfacieve | esfaçoies, esfaceies, esfaçoes, esfacieves | esfaçoit, esfaceit, esfaçot, esfacieve | esfaciiens, esfaciens | esfaciiez, esfaciez | esfaçoient, esfaceient, esfaçoent, esfacievent | |
preterite | esfaçai | esfaças | esfaça | esfaçames | esfaçastes | esfacierent | |
future | esfacerai | esfaceras | esfacera | esfacerons | esfaceroiz, esfacereiz, esfacerez | esfaceront | |
conditional | esfaceroie, esfacereie | esfaceroies, esfacereies | esfaceroit, esfacereit | esfaceriiens, esfaceriens | esfaceriiez, esfaceriez | esfaceroient, esfacereient | |
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 | esfaz | esfaz | esfazt | esfaçons | esfaciez | esfacent |
imperfect | esfaçasse | esfaçasses | esfaçast | esfacissons, esfacissiens | esfacissoiz, esfacissez, esfacissiez | esfaçassent | |
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 | – | |
— | esface | — | esfaçons | esfaciez | — |
Descendants
- French: effacer