estendre

estendre

See also: estendré

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin extendere, present active infinitive of extendō. Compare Occitan estendre, French étendre, and Spanish extender.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əsˈten.dɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /esˈten.dɾe/

Verb

estendre (first-person singular present estenc, past participle estès)

1. to spread, to stretch out
2. to extend, to enlarge

Conjugation

Conjugation of estendre (second conjugation with velar infix, irregular past participle)

infinitive			estendre
present participle			estenent
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		estès		estesa
		plural		estesos		esteses
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	estenc	estens	estén	estenem	esteneu	estenen
	imperfect	estenia	estenies	estenia	esteníem	esteníeu	estenien
	future	estendré	estendràs	estendrà	estendrem	estendreu	estendran
	preterite	estenguí	estengueres	estengué	estenguérem	estenguéreu	estengueren
	conditional	estendria	estendries	estendria	estendríem	estendríeu	estendrien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	estengui	estenguis	estengui	estenguem	estengueu	estenguin
	imperfect	estengués	estenguessis	estengués	estenguéssim	estenguéssiu	estenguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	estén	estengui	estenguem	esteneu	estenguin

Derived terms

• estenedor

Further reading

• “estendre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “estendre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “estendre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Middle French

Alternative forms

• extendre

Etymology

From Old French estendre, from Latin extendō, extendere.

Verb

estendre

1. to extend (make longer)

Descendants

• French: étendre

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin extendere, present active infinitive of extendō.

Verb

estendre

1. to stretch, extend or spread
   • circa 1220, Rutebuef, Ci coumence la repentance Rutebeuf:

     Si fait le cors a terre estendre.
     Que puis je fors la mort atendre?

     If he spreads his body on the ground
     What else can I expecte apart from death?

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of estendre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		estendre			avoir estendu
gerund		en estendant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		estendant
past participle		estendu
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	estent	estenz	estent	estendons	estendez	estendent
	imperfect	estendoie, estendeie	estendoies, estendeies	estendoit, estendeit	estendiiens, estendiens	estendiiez, estendiez	estendoient, estendeient
	preterite	estendi	estendis	estendié	estendimes	estendistes	estendierent
	future	estendrai	estendras	estendra	estendrons	estendroiz, estendreiz, estendrez	estendront
	conditional	estendroie, estendreie	estendroies, estendreies	estendroit, estendreit	estendriiens, estendriens	estendriiez, estendriez	estendroient, estendreient
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	estende	estendes	estende	estendons	estendez	estendent
	imperfect	estendisse	estendisses	estendist	estendissons, estendissiens	estendissoiz, estendissez, estendissiez	estendissent
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	–
		—	estent	—	estendons	estendez	—

Related terms

• estension
• estente

Descendants

• Middle French: estendre
  • French: étendre