crucifier
English
Etymology
From Middle English crucifier; equivalent to crucify + -er.
Noun
crucifier (plural crucifiers)
- One who crucifies.
- 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
- I mind him well as he sat in his chair or daundered through Caulds, a kind word for every one and sage counsel in time of distress, but withal a severe man to himself and a crucifier of the body.
- 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
French
Pronunciation
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Verb
crucifier
- to crucify
Conjugation
Conjugation of crucifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | crucifier | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | crucifiant /kʁy.si.fjɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | crucifié /kʁy.si.fje/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | crucifie /kʁy.si.fi/ | crucifies /kʁy.si.fi/ | crucifie /kʁy.si.fi/ | crucifions /kʁy.si.fjɔ̃/ | crucifiez /kʁy.si.fje/ | crucifient /kʁy.si.fi/ |
| imperfect | crucifiais /kʁy.si.fjɛ/ | crucifiais /kʁy.si.fjɛ/ | crucifiait /kʁy.si.fjɛ/ | crucifiions /kʁy.si.fi.jɔ̃/ | crucifiiez /kʁy.si.fi.je/ | crucifiaient /kʁy.si.fjɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | crucifiai /kʁy.si.fje/ | crucifias /kʁy.si.fja/ | crucifia /kʁy.si.fja/ | crucifiâmes /kʁy.si.fjam/ | crucifiâtes /kʁy.si.fjat/ | crucifièrent /kʁy.si.fjɛʁ/ | |
| future | crucifierai /kʁy.si.fi.ʁe/ | crucifieras /kʁy.si.fi.ʁa/ | crucifiera /kʁy.si.fi.ʁa/ | crucifierons /kʁy.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/ | crucifierez /kʁy.si.fi.ʁe/ | crucifieront /kʁy.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | crucifierais /kʁy.si.fi.ʁɛ/ | crucifierais /kʁy.si.fi.ʁɛ/ | crucifierait /kʁy.si.fi.ʁɛ/ | crucifierions /kʁy.si.fi.ʁjɔ̃/ | crucifieriez /kʁy.si.fi.ʁje/ | crucifieraient /kʁy.si.fi.ʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | crucifie /kʁy.si.fi/ | crucifies /kʁy.si.fi/ | crucifie /kʁy.si.fi/ | crucifiions /kʁy.si.fi.jɔ̃/ | crucifiiez /kʁy.si.fi.je/ | crucifient /kʁy.si.fi/ |
| imperfect2 | crucifiasse /kʁy.si.fjas/ | crucifiasses /kʁy.si.fjas/ | crucifiât /kʁy.si.fja/ | crucifiassions /kʁy.si.fja.sjɔ̃/ | crucifiassiez /kʁy.si.fja.sje/ | crucifiassent /kʁy.si.fjas/ | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | crucifie /kʁy.si.fi/ | — | crucifions /kʁy.si.fjɔ̃/ | crucifiez /kʁy.si.fje/ | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Related terms
- crucifixion
Further reading
- “crucifier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- crucyfiour, crucyfyer
Etymology
From crucifien + -er; compare Old French crucefieor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkriu̯sifiːər(ə)/, /ˈkrusifiːər(ə)/
Noun
crucifier (plural crucifiers) (Late Middle English)
- One who crucifies.
- (figuratively) An enemy of Christianity.
Descendants
- English: crucifier
References
- “crū̆cifīer, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.