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estoffer
estoffer
Middle French
Verb
estoffer
Conjugation
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of estoffer
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | estoffer | avoir estoffé | |||||
| gerund | en estoffant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | estoffant | ||||||
| past participle | estoffé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | estoffe | estoffes | estoffe | estoffons | estoffez | estoffent |
| imperfect | estoffois, estoffoys | estoffois, estoffoys | estoffoit, estoffoyt | estoffions, estoffyons | estoffiez, estoffyez | estoffoient, estoffoyent | |
| past historic | estoffa | estoffas | estoffa | estoffasmes | estoffastes | estofferent | |
| future | estofferai, estofferay | estofferas | estoffera | estofferons | estofferez | estofferont | |
| conditional | estofferois, estofferoys | estofferois, estofferoys | estofferoit, estofferoyt | estofferions, estofferyons | estofferiez, estofferyez | estofferoient, estofferoyent | |
| 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 past historic 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 ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | estoffe | estoffes | estoffe | estoffons | estoffez | estoffent |
| imperfect | estoffasse | estoffasses | estoffast | estoffassions | estoffassiez | estoffassent | |
| 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 | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | estoffe | — | estoffons | estoffez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: étoffer
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Frankish *stopfôn, from Proto-Germanic *stuppōną (“to stop, close, push, prick”), from Proto-Indo-European *stÁb-, *stÁbh-, *stemb-, *stembh- (“to stay, support, stamp, become angry, be amazed”).
Verb
estoffer
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ff, *-ffs, *-fft are modified to f, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of estoffer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | estoffer | avoir estoffé | |||||
| gerund | en estoffant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | estoffant | ||||||
| past participle | estoffé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | estof | estoffes | estoffe | estoffons | estoffez | estoffent |
| imperfect | estoffoie, estoffeie, estoffoe, estoffeve | estoffoies, estoffeies, estoffoes, estoffeves | estoffoit, estoffeit, estoffot, estoffeve | estoffiiens, estoffiens | estoffiiez, estoffiez | estoffoient, estoffeient, estoffoent, estoffevent | |
| preterite | estoffai | estoffas | estoffa | estoffames | estoffastes | estofferent | |
| future | estofferai | estofferas | estoffera | estofferons | estofferoiz, estoffereiz, estofferez | estofferont | |
| conditional | estofferoie, estoffereie | estofferoies, estoffereies | estofferoit, estoffereit | estofferiiens, estofferiens | estofferiiez, estofferiez | estofferoient, estoffereient | |
| 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 | estof | estos | estot | estoffons | estoffez | estoffent |
| imperfect | estoffasse | estoffasses | estoffast | estoffissons, estoffissiens | estoffissoiz, estoffissez, estoffissiez | estoffassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | estoffe | — | estoffons | estoffez | — | ||