estouffler

estouffler

Old French

Etymology

From ex + touffer, a word from Latin typhus and ultimately Ancient Greek τῦφος (tûphos, “steam, vapor”), from τύφω (túphō, “to smoke”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰ-, extended form of *dʰew- (“scatter like dust”).

Verb

estouffler

1. (of the wind) to blow
2. to fill with air

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 estouffler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		estouffler			avoir estoufflé
gerund		en estoufflant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		estoufflant
past participle		estoufflé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	estouffle	estouffles	estouffle	estoufflons	estoufflez	estoufflent
	imperfect	estouffloie, estouffleie, estouffloe, estouffleve	estouffloies, estouffleies, estouffloes, estouffleves	estouffloit, estouffleit, estoufflot, estouffleve	estouffliiens, estouffliens	estouffliiez, estouffliez	estouffloient, estouffleient, estouffloent, estoufflevent
	preterite	estoufflai	estoufflas	estouffla	estoufflames	estoufflastes	estoufflerent
	future	estoufflerai	estouffleras	estoufflera	estoufflerons	estouffleroiz, estoufflereiz, estoufflerez	estouffleront
	conditional	estouffleroie, estoufflereie	estouffleroies, estoufflereies	estouffleroit, estoufflereit	estouffleriiens, estouffleriens	estouffleriiez, estouffleriez	estouffleroient, estoufflereient
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	estouffle	estouffles	estouffle	estoufflons	estoufflez	estoufflent
	imperfect	estoufflasse	estoufflasses	estoufflast	estoufflissons, estoufflissiens	estoufflissoiz, estoufflissez, estoufflissiez	estoufflassent
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	–
		—	estouffle	—	estoufflons	estoufflez	—

Descendants

• French: étouffer