confire

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French confire, inherited from Latin cōnficere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fiʁ/
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Verb

confire

  1. to preserve (food)
  2. to pickle (food)

Conjugation

Conjugation of confire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple confire
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple confisant
/kɔ̃.fi.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle confit
/kɔ̃.fi/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present confis
/kɔ̃.fi/ 		confis
/kɔ̃.fi/ 		confit
/kɔ̃.fi/ 		confisons
/kɔ̃.fi.zɔ̃/ 		confisez
/kɔ̃.fi.ze/ 		confisent
/kɔ̃.fiz/
imperfect confisais
/kɔ̃.fi.zɛ/ 		confisais
/kɔ̃.fi.zɛ/ 		confisait
/kɔ̃.fi.zɛ/ 		confisions
/kɔ̃.fi.zjɔ̃/ 		confisiez
/kɔ̃.fi.zje/ 		confisaient
/kɔ̃.fi.zɛ/
past historic2 confis
/kɔ̃.fi/ 		confis
/kɔ̃.fi/ 		confit
/kɔ̃.fi/ 		confîmes
/kɔ̃.fim/ 		confîtes
/kɔ̃.fit/ 		confirent
/kɔ̃.fiʁ/
future confirai
/kɔ̃.fi.ʁe/ 		confiras
/kɔ̃.fi.ʁa/ 		confira
/kɔ̃.fi.ʁa/ 		confirons
/kɔ̃.fi.ʁɔ̃/ 		confirez
/kɔ̃.fi.ʁe/ 		confiront
/kɔ̃.fi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional confirais
/kɔ̃.fi.ʁɛ/ 		confirais
/kɔ̃.fi.ʁɛ/ 		confirait
/kɔ̃.fi.ʁɛ/ 		confirions
/kɔ̃.fi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		confiriez
/kɔ̃.fi.ʁje/ 		confiraient
/kɔ̃.fi.ʁɛ/
(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 confise
/kɔ̃.fiz/ 		confises
/kɔ̃.fiz/ 		confise
/kɔ̃.fiz/ 		confisions
/kɔ̃.fi.zjɔ̃/ 		confisiez
/kɔ̃.fi.zje/ 		confisent
/kɔ̃.fiz/
imperfect2 confisse
/kɔ̃.fis/ 		confisses
/kɔ̃.fis/ 		confît
/kɔ̃.fi/ 		confissions
/kɔ̃.fi.sjɔ̃/ 		confissiez
/kɔ̃.fi.sje/ 		confissent
/kɔ̃.fis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — confis
/kɔ̃.fi/ 		— confisons
/kɔ̃.fi.zɔ̃/ 		confisez
/kɔ̃.fi.ze/ 		—
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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Verb

confire

  1. inflection of conferir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Old French

Etymology

From Latin conficere, present active infinitive of conficiō.

Verb

confire

  1. to preserve (food)
  2. to pickle (food)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of confire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive confire avoir confit
gerund en confisant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle confisant
past participle confit
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present confis confis confist, confit confisons confisiez confisent
imperfect confisoie, confiseie confisoies, confiseies confisoit, confiseit confisiiens, confisiens confisiiez, confisiez confisoient, confiseient
preterite confi, confis confis, confesis confi, confist confimes, confesimes confistes, confesistes confirent, confistrent
future confirai confiras confira confirons confiroiz, confireiz, confirez confiront
conditional confiroie, confireie confiroies, confireies confiroit, confireit confiriiens, confiriens confiriiez, confiriez confiroient, confireient
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 confise confises confise confisiens, confisons confisiez confisent
imperfect confisse, confesisse confisses, confesisses confist, confesist confissons, confissiens, confesissons, confesissiens confissoiz, confissez, confissiez, confesissoiz, confesissez, confesissiez confissent, confesissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— confis — confisons confisiez —

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