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sufler

sufler

See also: suflér

Old French

Verb

sufler

  1. to blow
  2. to breathe

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 sufler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive sufler avoir suflé
gerund en suflant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle suflant
past participle suflé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present sufle sufles sufle suflons suflez suflent
imperfect sufloie, sufleie, sufloe, sufleve sufloies, sufleies, sufloes, sufleves sufloit, sufleit, suflot, sufleve sufliiens, sufliens sufliiez, sufliez sufloient, sufleient, sufloent, suflevent
preterite suflai suflas sufla suflames suflastes suflerent
future suflerai sufleras suflera suflerons sufleroiz, suflereiz, suflerez sufleront
conditional sufleroie, suflereie sufleroies, suflereies sufleroit, suflereit sufleriiens, sufleriens sufleriiez, sufleriez sufleroient, suflereient
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 sufle sufles sufle suflons suflez suflent
imperfect suflasse suflasses suflast suflissons, suflissiens suflissoiz, suflissez, suflissiez suflassent
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 –
— sufle — suflons suflez —

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

Borrowing from French souffleur.

Noun

sufler m pers

  1. prompter (theatre: person who tells an actor the words they should be saying)

Declension

Etymology

From Latin sufflō.

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