ravir

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ravir, from Vulgar Latin *rapīre, from Latin rapere, from Proto-Italic *rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rp-i-, from *h₁rep- (“to snatch”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁa.viʁ/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

ravir

  1. to ravish (to seize by force)
  2. to ravish, delight or thrill (transport with joy)
  3. to charm, bewitch, dazzle or fascinate
  4. to plunder, rob or loot
  5. to kidnap or abduct

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Conjugation of ravir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple ravir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple ravissant
/ʁa.vi.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle ravi
/ʁa.vi/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present ravis
/ʁa.vi/ 		ravis
/ʁa.vi/ 		ravit
/ʁa.vi/ 		ravissons
/ʁa.vi.sɔ̃/ 		ravissez
/ʁa.vi.se/ 		ravissent
/ʁa.vis/
imperfect ravissais
/ʁa.vi.sɛ/ 		ravissais
/ʁa.vi.sɛ/ 		ravissait
/ʁa.vi.sɛ/ 		ravissions
/ʁa.vi.sjɔ̃/ 		ravissiez
/ʁa.vi.sje/ 		ravissaient
/ʁa.vi.sɛ/
past historic2 ravis
/ʁa.vi/ 		ravis
/ʁa.vi/ 		ravit
/ʁa.vi/ 		ravîmes
/ʁa.vim/ 		ravîtes
/ʁa.vit/ 		ravirent
/ʁa.viʁ/
future ravirai
/ʁa.vi.ʁe/ 		raviras
/ʁa.vi.ʁa/ 		ravira
/ʁa.vi.ʁa/ 		ravirons
/ʁa.vi.ʁɔ̃/ 		ravirez
/ʁa.vi.ʁe/ 		raviront
/ʁa.vi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional ravirais
/ʁa.vi.ʁɛ/ 		ravirais
/ʁa.vi.ʁɛ/ 		ravirait
/ʁa.vi.ʁɛ/ 		ravirions
/ʁa.vi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		raviriez
/ʁa.vi.ʁje/ 		raviraient
/ʁa.vi.ʁɛ/
(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 ravisse
/ʁa.vis/ 		ravisses
/ʁa.vis/ 		ravisse
/ʁa.vis/ 		ravissions
/ʁa.vi.sjɔ̃/ 		ravissiez
/ʁa.vi.sje/ 		ravissent
/ʁa.vis/
imperfect2 ravisse
/ʁa.vis/ 		ravisses
/ʁa.vis/ 		ravît
/ʁa.vi/ 		ravissions
/ʁa.vi.sjɔ̃/ 		ravissiez
/ʁa.vi.sje/ 		ravissent
/ʁa.vis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ravis
/ʁa.vi/ 		— ravissons
/ʁa.vi.sɔ̃/ 		ravissez
/ʁa.vi.se/ 		—
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).

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *rapīre, from Latin rapere.

Verb

ravir

  1. to ravish (to seize by force)
    • c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:
      Li homes ont ocis e li aveirs raviz
      killed the men and ravished their belongings

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of ravir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive ravir avoir ravi
gerund en ravissant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle ravissant
past participle ravi
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present ravis ravis ravist ravissons ravissez ravissent
imperfect ravissoie, ravisseie ravissoies, ravisseies ravissoit, ravisseit ravissiiens, ravissiens ravissiiez, ravissiez ravissoient, ravisseient
preterite ravi ravis ravi ravimes ravistes ravirent
future ravirai raviras ravira ravirons raviroiz, ravireiz, ravirez raviront
conditional raviroie, ravireie raviroies, ravireies raviroit, ravireit raviriiens, raviriens raviriiez, raviriez raviroient, ravireient
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 ravisse ravisses ravisse ravissons ravissez ravissent
imperfect ravisse ravisses ravist ravissons, ravissiens ravissoiz, ravissez, ravissiez ravissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— ravis — ravissons ravissez —

Descendants

  • → English: ravish
  • French: ravir
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