geler

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  • Rhymes: -eːlər

Adjective

geler

  1. comparative degree of geel

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French geler, from Latin gelāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

geler

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to freeze
  2. (impersonal, weather) to be very cold

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il gèle and the third-person singular future indicative il gèlera.

Conjugation of geler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple geler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple gelant
/ʒə.lɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle gelé
/ʒə.le/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present gèle
/ʒɛl/ 		gèles
/ʒɛl/ 		gèle
/ʒɛl/ 		gelons
/ʒə.lɔ̃/ 		gelez
/ʒə.le/ 		gèlent
/ʒɛl/
imperfect gelais
/ʒə.lɛ/ 		gelais
/ʒə.lɛ/ 		gelait
/ʒə.lɛ/ 		gelions
/ʒə.ljɔ̃/ 		geliez
/ʒə.lje/ 		gelaient
/ʒə.lɛ/
past historic2 gelai
/ʒə.le/ 		gelas
/ʒə.la/ 		gela
/ʒə.la/ 		gelâmes
/ʒə.lam/ 		gelâtes
/ʒə.lat/ 		gelèrent
/ʒə.lɛʁ/
future gèlerai
/ʒɛl.ʁe/ 		gèleras
/ʒɛl.ʁa/ 		gèlera
/ʒɛl.ʁa/ 		gèlerons
/ʒɛl.ʁɔ̃/ 		gèlerez
/ʒɛl.ʁe/ 		gèleront
/ʒɛl.ʁɔ̃/
conditional gèlerais
/ʒɛl.ʁɛ/ 		gèlerais
/ʒɛl.ʁɛ/ 		gèlerait
/ʒɛl.ʁɛ/ 		gèlerions
/ʒɛ.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /ʒe.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		gèleriez
/ʒɛ.lə.ʁje/ or /ʒe.lə.ʁje/ 		gèleraient
/ʒɛl.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 gèle
/ʒɛl/ 		gèles
/ʒɛl/ 		gèle
/ʒɛl/ 		gelions
/ʒə.ljɔ̃/ 		geliez
/ʒə.lje/ 		gèlent
/ʒɛl/
imperfect2 gelasse
/ʒə.las/ 		gelasses
/ʒə.las/ 		gelât
/ʒə.la/ 		gelassions
/ʒə.la.sjɔ̃/ 		gelassiez
/ʒə.la.sje/ 		gelassent
/ʒə.las/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — gèle
/ʒɛl/ 		— gelons
/ʒə.lɔ̃/ 		gelez
/ʒə.le/ 		—
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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Pronunciation

Adjective

geler

  1. comparative degree of gel
  2. inflection of gel:
    1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
    2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
    3. strong genitive plural

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

geler

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of gelō

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin gelāre.

Verb

geler

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to freeze
  2. (intransitive or reflexive) to be very cold

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-iels, *-ielt are modified to ieus, ieut. This verb has a stressed present stem giel distinct from the unstressed stem gel. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of geler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive geler avoir gelé
gerund en gelant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle gelant
past participle gelé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present giel gieles giele gelons gelez gielent
imperfect geloie, geleie, geloe, geleve geloies, geleies, geloes, geleves geloit, geleit, gelot, geleve geliiens, geliens geliiez, geliez geloient, geleient, geloent, gelevent
preterite gelai gelas gela gelames gelastes gelerent
future gelerai geleras gelera gelerons geleroiz, gelereiz, gelerez geleront
conditional geleroie, gelereie geleroies, gelereies geleroit, gelereit geleriiens, geleriens geleriiez, geleriez geleroient, gelereient
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 giel gieus gieut gelons gelez gielent
imperfect gelasse gelasses gelast gelissons, gelissiens gelissoiz, gelissez, gelissiez gelassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— giele — gelons gelez —

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