glacer

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin glaciāre. Synchronically glace +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡla.se/
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Verb

glacer

  1. (transitive) to freeze; to turn to ice
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to freeze
  3. to ice (cover with icing)
  4. (reflexive, se glacer) to turn to ice (become ice)

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 glacer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple glacer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple glaçant
/ɡla.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle glacé
/ɡla.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present glace
/ɡlas/ 		glaces
/ɡlas/ 		glace
/ɡlas/ 		glaçons
/ɡla.sɔ̃/ 		glacez
/ɡla.se/ 		glacent
/ɡlas/
imperfect glaçais
/ɡla.sɛ/ 		glaçais
/ɡla.sɛ/ 		glaçait
/ɡla.sɛ/ 		glacions
/ɡla.sjɔ̃/ 		glaciez
/ɡla.sje/ 		glaçaient
/ɡla.sɛ/
past historic2 glaçai
/ɡla.se/ 		glaças
/ɡla.sa/ 		glaça
/ɡla.sa/ 		glaçâmes
/ɡla.sam/ 		glaçâtes
/ɡla.sat/ 		glacèrent
/ɡla.sɛʁ/
future glacerai
/ɡla.sʁe/ 		glaceras
/ɡla.sʁa/ 		glacera
/ɡla.sʁa/ 		glacerons
/ɡla.sʁɔ̃/ 		glacerez
/ɡla.sʁe/ 		glaceront
/ɡla.sʁɔ̃/
conditional glacerais
/ɡla.sʁɛ/ 		glacerais
/ɡla.sʁɛ/ 		glacerait
/ɡla.sʁɛ/ 		glacerions
/ɡla.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		glaceriez
/ɡla.sə.ʁje/ 		glaceraient
/ɡla.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 glace
/ɡlas/ 		glaces
/ɡlas/ 		glace
/ɡlas/ 		glacions
/ɡla.sjɔ̃/ 		glaciez
/ɡla.sje/ 		glacent
/ɡlas/
imperfect2 glaçasse
/ɡla.sas/ 		glaçasses
/ɡla.sas/ 		glaçât
/ɡla.sa/ 		glaçassions
/ɡla.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		glaçassiez
/ɡla.sa.sje/ 		glaçassent
/ɡla.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — glace
/ɡlas/ 		— glaçons
/ɡla.sɔ̃/ 		glacez
/ɡla.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).

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Italian: glassare

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