From Vulgar Latin *mināciāre, present active infinitive of *mināciō (“threaten”), from minācia (“threat”), from Latin mināx, mināciae. Compare Italian minacciare, French menacer.
menaçâ
This was conjugated like a regular -â verb, but with a change from -ç- to -c- before front vowels (i and e).
| infinitive | menaçâ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | menaçânt | ||||||
| past participle | singular | plural | |||||
| masculine | menaçât | menaçâts | |||||
| feminine | menaçâde | menaçâdis | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | lui/jê | nô | vô | lôr | |
| present | o menaci | tu menacis | al/e menace | o menacìn | o menaçais | a menacin | |
| imperfect | o menaçavi | tu menaçavis | al/e menaçave | o menaçavin | o menaçavis | a menaçavin | |
| simple past | o menaçai | tu menaçaris | al/e menaçà | o menaçarin | o menaçaris | a menaçarin | |
| future | o menaçarai | tu menaçarâs | al/e menaçarà | o menaçarìn | o menaçarês | a menaçaran | |
| conditional | jo | tu | lui/jê | nô | vô | lôr | |
| present | o menaçarès | tu menaçaressis | al/e menaçarès | o menaçaressin | o menaçaressis | a menaçaressin | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | lui/jê | nô | vô | lôr | |
| present | o menaci | tu menacis | al/e menaci | o menacìn | o menaçais | a menacin | |
| imperfect | o menaçàs | tu menaçassis | al/e menaçàs | o menaçassin | o menaçassis | a menaçassin | |
| imperative | – | tu | – | nô | vô | – | |
| – | menace | – | menacìn | menaçait | – | ||