épucer

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French

Etymology

From é- +‎ puce +‎ -er. Compare Spanish espulgar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.py.se/
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Verb

épucer

  1. (veterinary medicine) to deflea (remove fleas from an animal)

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Conjugation of épucer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple épucer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple épuçant
/e.py.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle épucé
/e.py.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present épuce
/e.pys/ 		épuces
/e.pys/ 		épuce
/e.pys/ 		épuçons
/e.py.sɔ̃/ 		épucez
/e.py.se/ 		épucent
/e.pys/
imperfect épuçais
/e.py.sɛ/ 		épuçais
/e.py.sɛ/ 		épuçait
/e.py.sɛ/ 		épucions
/e.py.sjɔ̃/ 		épuciez
/e.py.sje/ 		épuçaient
/e.py.sɛ/
past historic2 épuçai
/e.py.se/ 		épuças
/e.py.sa/ 		épuça
/e.py.sa/ 		épuçâmes
/e.py.sam/ 		épuçâtes
/e.py.sat/ 		épucèrent
/e.py.sɛʁ/
future épucerai
/e.py.sʁe/ 		épuceras
/e.py.sʁa/ 		épucera
/e.py.sʁa/ 		épucerons
/e.py.sʁɔ̃/ 		épucerez
/e.py.sʁe/ 		épuceront
/e.py.sʁɔ̃/
conditional épucerais
/e.py.sʁɛ/ 		épucerais
/e.py.sʁɛ/ 		épucerait
/e.py.sʁɛ/ 		épucerions
/e.py.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		épuceriez
/e.py.sə.ʁje/ 		épuceraient
/e.py.sʁɛ/
(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 épuce
/e.pys/ 		épuces
/e.pys/ 		épuce
/e.pys/ 		épucions
/e.py.sjɔ̃/ 		épuciez
/e.py.sje/ 		épucent
/e.pys/
imperfect2 épuçasse
/e.py.sas/ 		épuçasses
/e.py.sas/ 		épuçât
/e.py.sa/ 		épuçassions
/e.py.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		épuçassiez
/e.py.sa.sje/ 		épuçassent
/e.py.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — épuce
/e.pys/ 		— épuçons
/e.py.sɔ̃/ 		épucez
/e.py.se/ 		—
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:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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