estouffer

estouffer

Middle French

Etymology

Probably from Germanic, akin to Old High German stopfon (“to stop up”).

Verb

estouffer

1. to choke (prevent from breathing)
2. (figuratively) to strangle (inhibit, prevent)

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

   Conjugation of estouffer

		simple			compound
infinitive		estouffer			avoir estouffé
gerund		en estouffant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		estouffant
past participle		estouffé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (may be i' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ilz, elles
simple tenses	present	estouffe	estouffes	estouffe	estouffons	estouffez	estouffent
	imperfect	estouffois, estouffoys	estouffois, estouffoys	estouffoit, estouffoyt	estouffions, estouffyons	estouffiez, estouffyez	estouffoient, estouffoyent
	past historic	estouffa	estouffas	estouffa	estouffasmes	estouffastes	estoufferent
	future	estoufferai, estoufferay	estoufferas	estouffera	estoufferons	estoufferez	estoufferont
	conditional	estoufferois, estoufferoys	estoufferois, estoufferoys	estoufferoit, estoufferoyt	estoufferions, estoufferyons	estoufferiez, estoufferyez	estoufferoient, estoufferoyent
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 past historic 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 ie	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	estouffe	estouffes	estouffe	estouffons	estouffez	estouffent
	imperfect	estouffasse	estouffasses	estouffast	estouffassions	estouffassiez	estouffassent
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	–	nous	vous	–
		—	estouffe	—	estouffons	estouffez	—

Descendants

• French: étouffer