compasser

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English

Etymology

From compass +‎ -er.

Noun

compasser (plural compassers)

  1. One who or that which compasses.
    • 1866, Henry Smith, Thomas Fuller, The Sermons of Mr. Henry Smith, page 37:
      If men have so many sleights to compass their matters, how can the compasser himself hold his fingers?

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pa.se/ ~ /kɔ̃.pɑ.se/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

compasser

  1. to compass (measure with a compass)

Conjugation

Conjugation of compasser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple compasser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple compassant
/kɔ̃.pa.sɑ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle compassé
/kɔ̃.pa.se/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present compasse
/kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ 		compasses
/kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ 		compasse
/kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ 		compassons
/kɔ̃.pa.sɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɔ̃/ 		compassez
/kɔ̃.pa.se/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.se/ 		compassent
/kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/
imperfect compassais
/kɔ̃.pa.sɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɛ/ 		compassais
/kɔ̃.pa.sɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɛ/ 		compassait
/kɔ̃.pa.sɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɛ/ 		compassions
/kɔ̃.pa.sjɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sjɔ̃/ 		compassiez
/kɔ̃.pa.sje/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sje/ 		compassaient
/kɔ̃.pa.sɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɛ/
past historic2 compassai
/kɔ̃.pa.se/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.se/ 		compassas
/kɔ̃.pa.sa/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sa/ 		compassa
/kɔ̃.pa.sa/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sa/ 		compassâmes
/kɔ̃.pa.sam/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sam/ 		compassâtes
/kɔ̃.pa.sat/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sat/ 		compassèrent
/kɔ̃.pa.sɛʁ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɛʁ/
future compasserai
/kɔ̃.pa.sʁe/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁe/ 		compasseras
/kɔ̃.pa.sʁa/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁa/ 		compassera
/kɔ̃.pa.sʁa/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁa/ 		compasserons
/kɔ̃.pa.sʁɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁɔ̃/ 		compasserez
/kɔ̃.pa.sʁe/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁe/ 		compasseront
/kɔ̃.pa.sʁɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁɔ̃/
conditional compasserais
/kɔ̃.pa.sʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁɛ/ 		compasserais
/kɔ̃.pa.sʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁɛ/ 		compasserait
/kɔ̃.pa.sʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁɛ/ 		compasserions
/kɔ̃.pa.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		compasseriez
/kɔ̃.pa.sə.ʁje/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sə.ʁje/ 		compasseraient
/kɔ̃.pa.sʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.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 compasse
/kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ 		compasses
/kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ 		compasse
/kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ 		compassions
/kɔ̃.pa.sjɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sjɔ̃/ 		compassiez
/kɔ̃.pa.sje/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sje/ 		compassent
/kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/
imperfect2 compassasse
/kɔ̃.pa.sas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sas/ 		compassasses
/kɔ̃.pa.sas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sas/ 		compassât
/kɔ̃.pa.sa/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sa/ 		compassassions
/kɔ̃.pa.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		compassassiez
/kɔ̃.pa.sa.sje/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sa.sje/ 		compassassent
/kɔ̃.pa.sas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — compasse
/kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ 		— compassons
/kɔ̃.pa.sɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɔ̃/ 		compassez
/kɔ̃.pa.se/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.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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Further reading

Old French

Verb

compasser

  1. to compass (measure with a compass)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of compasser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive compasser avoir compassé
gerund en compassant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle compassant
past participle compassé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present compas compasses compasse compassons compassez compassent
imperfect compassoie, compasseie, compassoe, compasseve compassoies, compasseies, compassoes, compasseves compassoit, compasseit, compassot, compasseve compassiiens, compassiens compassiiez, compassiez compassoient, compasseient, compassoent, compassevent
preterite compassai compassas compassa compassames compassastes compasserent
future compasserai compasseras compassera compasserons compasseroiz, compassereiz, compasserez compasseront
conditional compasseroie, compassereie compasseroies, compassereies compasseroit, compassereit compasseriiens, compasseriens compasseriiez, compasseriez compasseroient, compassereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present compas compas compast compassons compassez compassent
imperfect compassasse compassasses compassast compassissons, compassissiens compassissoiz, compassissez, compassissiez compassassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— compasse — compassons compassez —

References

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