percier

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Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pertūsiāre, from Latin pertūsus (“perforated”). The stressed stem pierc- is an analogical formation, the expected form would be *pertuis- (*jeo pertuis, *tu pertuises, ...).

Verb

percier

  1. to pierce (to penetrate, chiefly using a sharpened point)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. This verb has a stressed present stem pierc distinct from the unstressed stem perc. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of percier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive percier avoir percié
gerund en perçant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle perçant
past participle percié
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present pierz pierces pierce perçons perciez piercent
imperfect perçoie, perceie, perçoe, percieve perçoies, perceies, perçoes, percieves perçoit, perceit, perçot, percieve perciiens, perciens perciiez, perciez perçoient, perceient, perçoent, percievent
preterite perçai perças perça perçames perçastes percierent
future percerai perceras percera percerons perceroiz, percereiz, percerez perceront
conditional perceroie, percereie perceroies, percereies perceroit, percereit perceriiens, perceriens perceriiez, perceriez perceroient, percereient
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 pierz pierz pierzt perçons perciez piercent
imperfect perçasse perçasses perçast percissons, percissiens percissoiz, percissez, percissiez perçassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— pierce — perçons perciez —

Descendants

  • → English: pierce
  • French: percer
  • Sicilian: pirciari
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