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tirer

tirer

French

Verb

tirer

  1. to draw, drag, pull
  2. to shoot
  3. to draw (conclusions), to consider (consequences)

Conjugation

Related terms

Anagrams

Gallo

Verb

tirer

  1. (transitive, agriculture) to milk (cows)

Latin

Verb

tirer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of tirō

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French tirer ‎(“to draw, pull out with great effort, snatch violently, tear away”), of uncertain origin; possibly from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 ‎(*tiran, “to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną ‎(“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *derə- ‎(“to tear, tear apart”).

Alternative forms

Verb

tirer

  1. to pull

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of tirer
simple compound
infinitive tirer avoir tiré
gerund en tirant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle tirant
past participle tiré
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 tire tires tire tirons tirez tirent
imperfect tirois, tiroys tirois, tiroys tiroit, tiroyt tirions, tiryons tiriez, tiryez tiroient, tiroyent
past historic tira tiras tira tirasmes tirastes tirerent
future tirerai, tireray tireras tirera tirerons tirerez tireront
conditional tirerois, tireroys tirerois, tireroys tireroit, tireroyt tirerions, tireryons tireriez, tireryez tireroient, tireroyent
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 tire tires tire tirons tirez tirent
imperfect tirasse tirasses tirast tirassions tirassiez tirassent
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 –
— tire — tirons tirez —

Old French

Etymology

Of uncertain origin; possibly from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 ‎(*tiran, “to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną ‎(“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *derə- ‎(“to tear, tear apart”).

Verb

tirer

  1. to pull
    • circa 1210, Henri de Valenciennes, Histoire de l'empereur Henri de Constantinople
      Ne onkes li Ascres ne tira ses regnes duskes a tant k'il vint a Niké le Grant

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of tirer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive tirer avoir tiré
gerund en tirant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle tirant
past participle tiré
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present tir tires tire tirons tirez tirent
imperfect tiroie, tireie, tiroe, tireve tiroies, tireies, tiroes, tireves tiroit, tireit, tirot, tireve tiriiens, tiriens tiriiez, tiriez tiroient, tireient, tiroent, tirevent
preterite tirai tiras tira tirames tirastes tirerent
future tirerai tireras tirera tirerons tireroiz, tirereiz, tirerez tireront
conditional tireroie, tirereie tireroies, tirereies tireroit, tirereit tireriiens, tireriens tireriiez, tireriez tireroient, tirereient
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 tir tirs tirt tirons tirez tirent
imperfect tirasse tirasses tirast tirissons, tirissiens tirissoiz, tirissez, tirissiez tirassent
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 –
— tire — tirons tirez —

Etymology

From Middle French tirer ‎(“to draw, draw a sword”), from Old French tirer ‎(“to draw, pull out with great effort, snatch violently, tear away”), from Medieval Latin, from Vulgar Latin *tirō, of uncertain origin; possibly from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 ‎(tiran, “to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną ‎(“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *derə- ‎(“to tear, tear apart”). Compare Italian tirare, Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish tirar. If derived from the Germanic word, cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 ‎(distairan, “to tear apart”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 ‎(gatairan, “to tear down, remove”), German zerren ‎(“to tug”). Related to tear. Alternatively from a reduction of Old French martirier, from Late Latin *martyrāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ti.ʁe/

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