florir
Catalan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *florīre (with conjugation influenced by Latin flōrēscere, present active infinitive of flōrēscō), from flōreō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /fluˈɾi/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /floˈɾiɾ/
Audio (file)
Verb
florir (first-person singular present floreixo, past participle florit)
- to bloom, to blossom, to flower
- to become mouldy/moldy
Conjugation
infinitive | florir | ||||||
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present participle | florint | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | florit | florida | |||||
plural | florits | florides | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | floreixo | floreixes | floreix | florim | floriu | floreixen | |
imperfect | floria | flories | floria | floríem | floríeu | florien | |
future | floriré | floriràs | florirà | florirem | florireu | floriran | |
preterite | florí | florires | florí | florírem | floríreu | floriren | |
conditional | floriria | floriries | floriria | floriríem | floriríeu | floririen | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | floreixi | floreixis | floreixi | florim | floriu | floreixin | |
imperfect | florís | florissis | florís | floríssim | floríssiu | florissin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | floreix | floreixi | florim | floriu | floreixin |
Related terms
- flor
References
- “florir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “florir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “florir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “florir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Alternative form of fleurir.
Pronunciation
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Verb
florir
- to flourish, to be prosperous
- Synonym: fleurir
Conjugation
This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.
infinitive | simple | florir | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | florissant /flɔ.ʁi.sɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | flori /flɔ.ʁi/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) | present | floris /flɔ.ʁi/ | floris /flɔ.ʁi/ | florit /flɔ.ʁi/ | florissons /flɔ.ʁi.sɔ̃/ | florissez /flɔ.ʁi.se/ | florissent /flɔ.ʁis/ |
imperfect | florissais /flɔ.ʁi.sɛ/ | florissais /flɔ.ʁi.sɛ/ | florissait /flɔ.ʁi.sɛ/ | florissions /flɔ.ʁi.sjɔ̃/ | florissiez /flɔ.ʁi.sje/ | florissaient /flɔ.ʁi.sɛ/ | |
past historic2 | floris /flɔ.ʁi/ | floris /flɔ.ʁi/ | florit /flɔ.ʁi/ | florîmes /flɔ.ʁim/ | florîtes /flɔ.ʁit/ | florirent /flɔ.ʁiʁ/ | |
future | florirai /flɔ.ʁi.ʁe/ | floriras /flɔ.ʁi.ʁa/ | florira /flɔ.ʁi.ʁa/ | florirons /flɔ.ʁi.ʁɔ̃/ | florirez /flɔ.ʁi.ʁe/ | floriront /flɔ.ʁi.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | florirais /flɔ.ʁi.ʁɛ/ | florirais /flɔ.ʁi.ʁɛ/ | florirait /flɔ.ʁi.ʁɛ/ | floririons /flɔ.ʁi.ʁjɔ̃/ | floririez /flɔ.ʁi.ʁje/ | floriraient /flɔ.ʁi.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 | florisse /flɔ.ʁis/ | florisses /flɔ.ʁis/ | florisse /flɔ.ʁis/ | florissions /flɔ.ʁi.sjɔ̃/ | florissiez /flɔ.ʁi.sje/ | florissent /flɔ.ʁis/ |
imperfect2 | florisse /flɔ.ʁis/ | florisses /flɔ.ʁis/ | florît /flɔ.ʁi/ | florissions /flɔ.ʁi.sjɔ̃/ | florissiez /flɔ.ʁi.sje/ | florissent /flɔ.ʁis/ | |
(compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | floris /flɔ.ʁi/ | — | florissons /flɔ.ʁi.sɔ̃/ | florissez /flɔ.ʁi.se/ | — | |
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). |
Further reading
- “florir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan florir, from Vulgar Latin *florīre (with conjugation influenced by Latin flōrēscere, present active infinitive of flōrēscō), from flōreō.
Pronunciation
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Verb
florir
- to flower
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
- flor/flour
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *florīre (with conjugation influenced by Latin flōrēscere, present active infinitive of flōrēscō), from flōreō.
Verb
florir
- (of a plant) to blossom; to bloom
- (figuratively) to flourish; to bloom
- circa 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
- « Dex !, qui est cist an cui si granz biautez florist? [»]
- "God! Who is this in whom such beauty blossoms?"
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Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). 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 | florir | avoir flori | |||||
gerund | en florissant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | florissant | ||||||
past participle | flori | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses | present | floris | floris | florist | florissons | florissez | florissent |
imperfect | florissoie, florisseie | florissoies, florisseies | florissoit, florisseit | florissiiens, florissiens | florissiiez, florissiez | florissoient, florisseient | |
preterite | flori | floris | flori | florimes | floristes | florirent | |
future | florirai | floriras | florira | florirons | floriroiz, florireiz, florirez | floriront | |
conditional | floriroie, florireie | floriroies, florireies | floriroit, florireit | floririiens, floririens | floririiez, floririez | floriroient, florireient | |
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 | florisse | florisses | florisse | florissons | florissez | florissent |
imperfect | florisse | florisses | florist | florissons, florissiens | florissoiz, florissez, florissiez | florissent | |
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 | – | |
— | floris | — | florissons | florissez | — |
Related terms
- flor
Descendants
- English: flourish
- French: fleurir
- Norman: flieuthi
Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *florīre from Latin flōreō.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /floˈɾi(ʁ)/ [floˈɾi(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /floˈɾi(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /floˈɾi(ʁ)/ [floˈɾi(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /floˈɾi(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fluˈɾiɾ/
- Hyphenation: flo‧rir
Verb
florir (no stressed present indicative or subjunctive, first-person singular preterite flori, past participle florido)
- to flower; to blossom (to put forth blooms)
- Synonyms: florescer, desabrochar, abrir, florejar
- Antonyms: desflorescer, desflorir, murchar
- to adorn with flowers
- Synonyms: florescer, enflorar, florear, floretear, florejar
Conjugation
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | florir | |||||
Personal | florir | florires | florir | florirmos | florirdes | florirem |
Gerund | ||||||
florindo | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | florido | floridos | ||||
Feminine | florida | floridas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | — | — | — | florimos | floris | — |
Imperfect | floria | florias | floria | floríamos | floríeis | floriam |
Preterite | flori | floriste | floriu | florimos | floristes | floriram |
Pluperfect | florira | floriras | florira | floríramos | floríreis | floriram |
Future | florirei | florirás | florirá | floriremos | florireis | florirão |
Conditional | ||||||
floriria | floririas | floriria | floriríamos | floriríeis | floririam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Imperfect | florisse | florisses | florisse | floríssemos | florísseis | florissem |
Future | florir | florires | florir | florirmos | florirdes | florirem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | — | — | — | flori | — | |
Negative (não) | — | — | — | — | — |
Related terms
- flor
- flora
- floração
- florada
- floral
- florão
- florar
- floreado
- florear
- floreio
- floreira
- floreiro
- florejar
- florente
- flóreo
- florescência
- florescente
- florescer
- florescimento
- floreta
- floretear
- floricultor
- floricultura
- florido
- flórido
- florífero
- floriforme
- florígero
- florilégio
- floríparo
- florista
- florístico
- floromania