crucifier

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English

Etymology

From Middle English crucifier; equivalent to crucify +‎ -er.

Noun

crucifier (plural crucifiers)

  1. One who crucifies.
    • 1844, The Christian, volume 1, page 498:
      Oh, this render of hearts, this murderer of love, this perpetual crucifier of Christ, […]
    • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
      I mind him well as he sat in his chair or daundered through Caulds, a kind word for every one and sage counsel in time of distress, but withal a severe man to himself and a crucifier of the body.

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

crucifier

  1. to crucify

Conjugation

Conjugation of crucifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple crucifier
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple crucifiant
/kʁy.si.fjɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle crucifié
/kʁy.si.fje/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present crucifie
/kʁy.si.fi/ 		crucifies
/kʁy.si.fi/ 		crucifie
/kʁy.si.fi/ 		crucifions
/kʁy.si.fjɔ̃/ 		crucifiez
/kʁy.si.fje/ 		crucifient
/kʁy.si.fi/
imperfect crucifiais
/kʁy.si.fjɛ/ 		crucifiais
/kʁy.si.fjɛ/ 		crucifiait
/kʁy.si.fjɛ/ 		crucifiions
/kʁy.si.fi.jɔ̃/ 		crucifiiez
/kʁy.si.fi.je/ 		crucifiaient
/kʁy.si.fjɛ/
past historic2 crucifiai
/kʁy.si.fje/ 		crucifias
/kʁy.si.fja/ 		crucifia
/kʁy.si.fja/ 		crucifiâmes
/kʁy.si.fjam/ 		crucifiâtes
/kʁy.si.fjat/ 		crucifièrent
/kʁy.si.fjɛʁ/
future crucifierai
/kʁy.si.fi.ʁe/ 		crucifieras
/kʁy.si.fi.ʁa/ 		crucifiera
/kʁy.si.fi.ʁa/ 		crucifierons
/kʁy.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/ 		crucifierez
/kʁy.si.fi.ʁe/ 		crucifieront
/kʁy.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional crucifierais
/kʁy.si.fi.ʁɛ/ 		crucifierais
/kʁy.si.fi.ʁɛ/ 		crucifierait
/kʁy.si.fi.ʁɛ/ 		crucifierions
/kʁy.si.fi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		crucifieriez
/kʁy.si.fi.ʁje/ 		crucifieraient
/kʁy.si.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 crucifie
/kʁy.si.fi/ 		crucifies
/kʁy.si.fi/ 		crucifie
/kʁy.si.fi/ 		crucifiions
/kʁy.si.fi.jɔ̃/ 		crucifiiez
/kʁy.si.fi.je/ 		crucifient
/kʁy.si.fi/
imperfect2 crucifiasse
/kʁy.si.fjas/ 		crucifiasses
/kʁy.si.fjas/ 		crucifiât
/kʁy.si.fja/ 		crucifiassions
/kʁy.si.fja.sjɔ̃/ 		crucifiassiez
/kʁy.si.fja.sje/ 		crucifiassent
/kʁy.si.fjas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — crucifie
/kʁy.si.fi/ 		— crucifions
/kʁy.si.fjɔ̃/ 		crucifiez
/kʁy.si.fje/ 		—
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).

Descendants

  • Romanian: crucifica

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From crucifien +‎ -er; compare Old French crucefieor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkriu̯sifiːər(ə)/, /ˈkrusifiːər(ə)/

Noun

crucifier (plural crucifiers) (Late Middle English)

  1. One who crucifies.
  2. (figurative) An enemy of Christianity.

Descendants

References

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