From Vulgar Latin *pīccare (“to sting, strike”) or *pikkāre, itself either from an onomatopoeic root *pikk- (cf. also Latin picus), or alternatively, from Frankish *pikkōn.
pikier
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 *-ks, *-kt are modified to s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | pikier | avoir pikié | |||||
gerund | en pikant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | pikant | ||||||
past participle | pikié | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | pik | pikes | pike | pikons | pikiez | pikent |
imperfect | pikoie, pikeie, pikoe, pikieve | pikoies, pikeies, pikoes, pikieves | pikoit, pikeit, pikot, pikieve | pikiiens, pikiens | pikiiez, pikiez | pikoient, pikeient, pikoent, pikievent | |
preterite | pikai | pikas | pika | pikames | pikastes | pikierent | |
future | pikerai | pikeras | pikera | pikerons | pikeroiz, pikereiz, pikerez | pikeront | |
conditional | pikeroie, pikereie | pikeroies, pikereies | pikeroit, pikereit | pikeriiens, pikeriens | pikeriiez, pikeriez | pikeroient, pikereient | |
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 | pik | pis | pit | pikons | pikiez | pikent |
imperfect | pikasse | pikasses | pikast | pikissons, pikissiens | pikissoiz, pikissez, pikissiez | pikassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | pike | — | pikons | pikiez | — |