ronfler
French
Etymology
From Middle French ronfler, from Old French ronfler, an expressive word of onomatopoetic origin. Compare Piedmontese romfé, Lombard romfà, Emilian romfè.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɔ̃.fle/
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Verb
ronfler
- to snore
- to snort (of a horse etc)
- to roar
Conjugation
Conjugation of ronfler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | ronfler | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | ronflant /ʁɔ̃.flɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | ronflé /ʁɔ̃.fle/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | ronfle /ʁɔ̃fl/ | ronfles /ʁɔ̃fl/ | ronfle /ʁɔ̃fl/ | ronflons /ʁɔ̃.flɔ̃/ | ronflez /ʁɔ̃.fle/ | ronflent /ʁɔ̃fl/ |
| imperfect | ronflais /ʁɔ̃.flɛ/ | ronflais /ʁɔ̃.flɛ/ | ronflait /ʁɔ̃.flɛ/ | ronflions /ʁɔ̃.fli.jɔ̃/ | ronfliez /ʁɔ̃.fli.je/ | ronflaient /ʁɔ̃.flɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | ronflai /ʁɔ̃.fle/ | ronflas /ʁɔ̃.fla/ | ronfla /ʁɔ̃.fla/ | ronflâmes /ʁɔ̃.flam/ | ronflâtes /ʁɔ̃.flat/ | ronflèrent /ʁɔ̃.flɛʁ/ | |
| future | ronflerai /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁe/ | ronfleras /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁa/ | ronflera /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁa/ | ronflerons /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁɔ̃/ | ronflerez /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁe/ | ronfleront /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | ronflerais /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/ | ronflerais /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/ | ronflerait /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁɛ/ | ronflerions /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁjɔ̃/ | ronfleriez /ʁɔ̃.flə.ʁje/ | ronfleraient /ʁɔ̃.flə.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 | ronfle /ʁɔ̃fl/ | ronfles /ʁɔ̃fl/ | ronfle /ʁɔ̃fl/ | ronflions /ʁɔ̃.fli.jɔ̃/ | ronfliez /ʁɔ̃.fli.je/ | ronflent /ʁɔ̃fl/ |
| imperfect2 | ronflasse /ʁɔ̃.flas/ | ronflasses /ʁɔ̃.flas/ | ronflât /ʁɔ̃.fla/ | ronflassions /ʁɔ̃.fla.sjɔ̃/ | ronflassiez /ʁɔ̃.fla.sje/ | ronflassent /ʁɔ̃.flas/ | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | ronfle /ʁɔ̃fl/ | — | ronflons /ʁɔ̃.flɔ̃/ | ronflez /ʁɔ̃.fle/ | — | |
| 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). | |||||||
Derived terms
- ronflement
- ronfler comme un sonneur
- ronfler par saccades
- ronfleur
Further reading
- “ronfler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French ronfler.
Verb
ronfler
- to snore
- 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:
- [I]lz en sentissent rien tant ilz ronfloient & dormoient parfondement.
- They didn't feel anything, for they were snoring and sleeping so deeply
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Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of ronfler
| infinitive | simple | ronfler | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle1 or gerund2 | simple | ronflant | |||||
| compound | present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | ronflé | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (i’) | tu | il, elle | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | ronfle | ronfles | ronfle | ronflons | ronflez | ronflent |
| imperfect | ronflois, ronfloys | ronflois, ronfloys | ronfloit, ronfloyt | ronflions, ronflyons | ronfliez, ronflyez | ronfloient, ronfloyent | |
| past historic | ronfla | ronflas | ronfla | ronflasmes | ronflastes | ronflerent | |
| future | ronflerai, ronfleray | ronfleras | ronflera | ronflerons | ronflerez | ronfleront | |
| conditional | ronflerois, ronfleroys | ronflerois, ronfleroys | ronfleroit, ronfleroyt | ronflerions, ronfleryons | ronfleriez, ronfleryez | ronfleroient, ronfleroyent | |
| (compound tenses) | present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie (i’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ilz, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) | present | ronfle | ronfles | ronfle | ronflons | ronflez | ronflent |
| imperfect | ronflasse | ronflasses | ronflast | ronflassions | ronflassiez | ronflassent | |
| (compound tenses) | past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | ronfle | — | ronflons | ronflez | — | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679. | |||||||
| 2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180). | |||||||
Descendants
- French: ronfler
Old French
Etymology
Of onomatopoetic origin.
Verb
ronfler
- to snore
- 12th Century, Béroul, Tristan et Iseut:
- Semblant comme së il dormoit,
Qar il ronfloit forment du nés.- He was pretending to sleep,
For he was snoring visibly from the nose.
- He was pretending to sleep,
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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 ronfler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ronfler | avoir ronflé | |||||
| gerund | en ronflant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | ronflant | ||||||
| past participle | ronflé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses | present | ronfle | ronfles | ronfle | ronflons | ronflez | ronflent |
| imperfect | ronfloie, ronfleie, ronfloe, ronfleve | ronfloies, ronfleies, ronfloes, ronfleves | ronfloit, ronfleit, ronflot, ronfleve | ronfliiens, ronfliens | ronfliiez, ronfliez | ronfloient, ronfleient, ronfloent, ronflevent | |
| preterite | ronflai | ronflas | ronfla | ronflames | ronflastes | ronflerent | |
| future | ronflerai | ronfleras | ronflera | ronflerons | ronfleroiz, ronflereiz, ronflerez | ronfleront | |
| conditional | ronfleroie, ronflereie | ronfleroies, ronflereies | ronfleroit, ronflereit | ronfleriiens, ronfleriens | ronfleriiez, ronfleriez | ronfleroient, ronflereient | |
| 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 | ronfle | ronfles | ronfle | ronflons | ronflez | ronflent |
| imperfect | ronflasse | ronflasses | ronflast | ronflissons, ronflissiens | ronflissoiz, ronflissez, ronflissiez | ronflassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | ronfle | — | ronflons | ronflez | — | ||
Descendants
- Middle French: ronfler
- French: ronfler
- Norman: ronflier