beneir
See also: beneïr
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin benedīcere, present active infinitive of benedicō. Compare Occitan benesir, French bénir.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /bə.nəˈi/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /be.neˈiɾ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -i(ɾ)
Verb
beneir (first-person singular present beneeixo, past participle beneït)
- to bless
Conjugation
Conjugation of beneir (third conjugation with -eix- infix)
infinitive | beneir | ||||||
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present participle | beneint | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | beneït | beneïda | |||||
plural | beneïts | beneïdes | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | beneeixo | beneeixes | beneeix | beneïm | beneïu | beneeixen | |
imperfect | beneïa | beneïes | beneïa | beneíem | beneíeu | beneïen | |
future | beneiré | beneiràs | beneirà | beneirem | beneireu | beneiran | |
preterite | beneí | beneïres | beneí | beneírem | beneíreu | beneïren | |
conditional | beneiria | beneiries | beneiria | beneiríem | beneiríeu | beneirien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | beneeixi | beneeixis | beneeixi | beneïm | beneïu | beneeixin | |
imperfect | beneís | beneïssis | beneís | beneíssim | beneíssiu | beneïssin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | beneeix | beneeixi | beneïm | beneïu | beneeixin |
Related terms
- beneit
- benedicció
- dir
- maleir
Further reading
- “beneir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “beneir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “beneir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “beneir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Old French
Verb
beneir
- alternative infinitive of beneïstre.
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of beneir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | beneir | aveir beneoit, beneï | |||||
gerund | en beneïssant | Use the gerund of aveir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | beneïssant | ||||||
past participle | beneoit, beneï | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses | present | beneï, beneïs | beneïs | beneït, beneïst | beneïssons | beneïssiez | beneïssent |
imperfect | beneïsseie | beneïsseies | beneïsseit | beneïssiiens, beneïssiens | beneïssiiez, beneïssiez | beneïsseient | |
preterite | beneï, benesqui | beneïs, benesquis | beneïé, benesquié | beneïmes, benesquimes | beneïstes, benesquistes | beneïerent, benesquierent | |
future | beneïrai, beneïstrai | beneïras, beneïstras | beneïra, beneïstra | beneïrons, beneïstrons | beneïreiz, beneïrez, beneïstreiz, beneïstrez | beneïront, beneïstront | |
conditional | beneïreie, beneïstreie | beneïreies, beneïstreies | beneïreit, beneïstreit | beneïriiens, beneïriens, beneïstriiens, beneïstriens | beneïriiez, beneïriez, beneïstriiez, beneïstriez | beneïreient, beneïstreient | |
compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of aveir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of aveir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of aveir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of aveir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of aveir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses | present | beneïe, beneïsse | beneïes, beneïsses | beneïe, beneïsse | beneïiens, beneïons, beneïssiens, beneïssons | beneïiez, beneïssiez | beneïent, beneïssent |
imperfect | beneïsse, benesquisse | beneïsses, benesquisses | beneïst, benesquist | beneïssons, beneïssiens, benesquissons, benesquissiens | beneïsseiz, beneïssez, beneïssiez, benesquisseiz, benesquissez, benesquissiez | beneïssent, benesquissent | |
compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of aveir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of aveir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | beneï, beneïs | — | beneïssons | beneïssiez | — |
Descendants
- French: bénir
- Norman: béni (Jersey)