limiter

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English

Etymology

From limit +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

limiter (plural limiters)

  1. That which limits or confines.
    The limiter automatically put on the brakes to keep the machine from going too fast.
  2. (electronics) A circuit that allows signals below a specified input threshold to pass unaffected while attenuating the peaks of stronger signals.
  3. (historical) A friar who had a license to beg within certain bounds.

Derived terms

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From limite +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.mi.te/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

limiter

  1. to mark, to limit (to show a physical limit or boundary)
  2. to limit (to state a limit for)

Conjugation

Conjugation of limiter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple limiter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple limitant
/li.mi.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle limité
/li.mi.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present limite
/li.mit/ 		limites
/li.mit/ 		limite
/li.mit/ 		limitons
/li.mi.tɔ̃/ 		limitez
/li.mi.te/ 		limitent
/li.mit/
imperfect limitais
/li.mi.tɛ/ 		limitais
/li.mi.tɛ/ 		limitait
/li.mi.tɛ/ 		limitions
/li.mi.tjɔ̃/ 		limitiez
/li.mi.tje/ 		limitaient
/li.mi.tɛ/
past historic2 limitai
/li.mi.te/ 		limitas
/li.mi.ta/ 		limita
/li.mi.ta/ 		limitâmes
/li.mi.tam/ 		limitâtes
/li.mi.tat/ 		limitèrent
/li.mi.tɛʁ/
future limiterai
/li.mi.tʁe/ 		limiteras
/li.mi.tʁa/ 		limitera
/li.mi.tʁa/ 		limiterons
/li.mi.tʁɔ̃/ 		limiterez
/li.mi.tʁe/ 		limiteront
/li.mi.tʁɔ̃/
conditional limiterais
/li.mi.tʁɛ/ 		limiterais
/li.mi.tʁɛ/ 		limiterait
/li.mi.tʁɛ/ 		limiterions
/li.mi.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		limiteriez
/li.mi.tə.ʁje/ 		limiteraient
/li.mi.tʁɛ/
(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 limite
/li.mit/ 		limites
/li.mit/ 		limite
/li.mit/ 		limitions
/li.mi.tjɔ̃/ 		limitiez
/li.mi.tje/ 		limitent
/li.mit/
imperfect2 limitasse
/li.mi.tas/ 		limitasses
/li.mi.tas/ 		limitât
/li.mi.ta/ 		limitassions
/li.mi.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		limitassiez
/li.mi.ta.sje/ 		limitassent
/li.mi.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — limite
/li.mit/ 		— limitons
/li.mi.tɔ̃/ 		limitez
/li.mi.te/ 		—
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).

Further reading

Anagrams

Ladin

Verb

limiter

  1. to limit

Conjugation

  • Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of limiter (first conjugation)
infinitive limiter, limité
auxiliary verb avei gerund limitan
past participle limité
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie tu el / ela nos vos ei / eles
present limite, limiteie limites, limiteies limita, limiteia, limitea limiton limiteis limita, limiteia
imperfect limitove limitoves limitova limitovan limitovais limitova
future limitaré limitaras limitarà limitaron limitareis limitarà
subjunctive che ie che tu che el / ela che nos che vos che ei / eles
present limite, limiteie limites, limiteies limite, limiteie limiton limiteis limite
imperfect limitasse limitasses limitassa limitassan limitassais limitassa
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— limita, limiteia — limiton limitede —

Latin

Verb

līmiter

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of līmitō
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