joir

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See also: joïr

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *gaudīre, from Latin gaudēre, present active infinitive of gaudeō.

Verb

joir

  1. to take pleasure; to enjoy

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group or second-group verb (ending in -ir, without or with an -iss- infix). 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 joir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive joir avoir joï
gerund en joant, joïssant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle joant, joïssant
past participle joï
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present joi, joï, joïs joz, joïs jot, joïst joons, joïssons joez, joïssez joent, joïssent
imperfect jooie, joeie, joïssoie, joïsseie jooies, joeies, joïssoies, joïsseies jooit, joeit, joïssoit, joïsseit joïiens, joïens, joïssiiens, joïssiens joïiez, joïez, joïssiiez, joïssiez jooient, joeient, joïssoient, joïsseient
preterite joï joïs joï joïmes joïstes joïrent
future jorrai, jorai, joïrai jorras, joras, joïras jorra, jora, joïra jorrons, jorons, joïrons jorroiz, jorreiz, jorrez, joroiz, joreiz, jorez, joïroiz, joïreiz, joïrez jorront, joront, joïront
conditional jorroie, jorreie, joroie, joreie, joïroie, joïreie jorroies, jorreies, joroies, joreies, joïroies, joïreies jorroit, jorreit, joroit, joreit, joïroit, joïreit jorriiens, jorriens, joriiens, joriens, joïriiens, joïriens jorriiez, jorriez, joriiez, joriez, joïriiez, joïriez jorroient, jorreient, joroient, joreient, joïroient, joïreient
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 joie, joïsse joies, joïsses joie, joïsse joiiens, joions, joïssons joiiez, joïssez joient, joïssent
imperfect joïsse joïsses joïst joïssons, joïssiens joïssoiz, joïssez, joïssiez joïssent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— joi — joons, joïssons joez, joïssez —

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Middle French: iouyr, iouir; jouir; jouïr; jouyr
    • French: jouir
  • Norman: joui (Jersey)
  • → Italian: gioire
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