prononcier
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōnūntiō (“I announce”).
Verb
prononcier
- to say; to speak
- to announce (say something to someone)
- to pronounce (a verdict, a ruling, etc.)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of prononcier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | prononcier | avoir prononcié | |||||
| gerund | en prononçant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | prononçant | ||||||
| past participle | prononcié | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | prononz | prononces | prononce | prononçons | prononciez | prononcent |
| imperfect | prononçoie, prononceie, prononçoe, prononcieve | prononçoies, prononceies, prononçoes, prononcieves | prononçoit, prononceit, prononçot, prononcieve | prononciiens, prononciens | prononciiez, prononciez | prononçoient, prononceient, prononçoent, prononcievent | |
| preterite | prononçai | prononças | prononça | prononçames | prononçastes | prononcierent | |
| future | prononcerai | prononceras | prononcera | prononcerons | prononceroiz, prononcereiz, prononcerez | prononceront | |
| conditional | prononceroie, prononcereie | prononceroies, prononcereies | prononceroit, prononcereit | prononceriiens, prononceriens | prononceriiez, prononceriez | prononceroient, prononcereient | |
| 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 | prononz | prononz | prononzt | prononçons | prononciez | prononcent |
| imperfect | prononçasse | prononçasses | prononçast | prononcissons, prononcissiens | prononcissoiz, prononcissez, prononcissiez | prononçassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | prononce | — | prononçons | prononciez | — | ||
Descendants
- English: pronounce (borrowed)
- French: prononcer
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (prononcier)