reluire

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French

Etymology

From Latin relūceō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

reluire

  1. to shine; especially by reflecting light

Conjugation

Conjugation of reluire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple reluire
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple reluisant
/ʁə.lɥi.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle relui
/ʁə.lɥi/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present reluis
/ʁə.lɥi/ 		reluis
/ʁə.lɥi/ 		reluit
/ʁə.lɥi/ 		reluisons
/ʁə.lɥi.zɔ̃/ 		reluisez
/ʁə.lɥi.ze/ 		reluisent
/ʁə.lɥiz/
imperfect reluisais
/ʁə.lɥi.zɛ/ 		reluisais
/ʁə.lɥi.zɛ/ 		reluisait
/ʁə.lɥi.zɛ/ 		reluisions
/ʁə.lɥi.zjɔ̃/ 		reluisiez
/ʁə.lɥi.zje/ 		reluisaient
/ʁə.lɥi.zɛ/
past historic2 reluis or reluisis
/ʁə.lɥi/ or /ʁə.lɥi.zi/ 		reluis or reluisis
/ʁə.lɥi/ or /ʁə.lɥi.zi/ 		reluit
/ʁə.lɥi/ 		reluîmes or reluisîmes
/ʁə.lɥim/ or /ʁə.lɥi.zim/ 		reluîtes or reluisîtes
/ʁə.lɥit/ or /ʁə.lɥi.zit/ 		reluirent or reluisirent
/ʁə.lɥiʁ/ or /ʁə.lɥi.ziʁ/
future reluirai
/ʁə.lɥi.ʁe/ 		reluiras
/ʁə.lɥi.ʁa/ 		reluira
/ʁə.lɥi.ʁa/ 		reluirons
/ʁə.lɥi.ʁɔ̃/ 		reluirez
/ʁə.lɥi.ʁe/ 		reluiront
/ʁə.lɥi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional reluirais
/ʁə.lɥi.ʁɛ/ 		reluirais
/ʁə.lɥi.ʁɛ/ 		reluirait
/ʁə.lɥi.ʁɛ/ 		reluirions
/ʁə.lɥi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		reluiriez
/ʁə.lɥi.ʁje/ 		reluiraient
/ʁə.lɥi.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 reluise
/ʁə.lɥiz/ 		reluises
/ʁə.lɥiz/ 		reluise
/ʁə.lɥiz/ 		reluisions
/ʁə.lɥi.zjɔ̃/ 		reluisiez
/ʁə.lɥi.zje/ 		reluisent
/ʁə.lɥiz/
imperfect2 reluisisse
/ʁə.lɥi.zis/ 		reluisisses
/ʁə.lɥi.zis/ 		reluisît
/ʁə.lɥi.zi/ 		reluisissions
/ʁə.lɥi.zi.sjɔ̃/ 		reluisissiez
/ʁə.lɥi.zi.sje/ 		reluisissent
/ʁə.lɥi.zis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — reluis
/ʁə.lɥi/ 		— reluisons
/ʁə.lɥi.zɔ̃/ 		reluisez
/ʁə.lɥi.ze/ 		—
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).

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Verb

reluire

  1. alternative infinitive of reluisir.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of reluire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive reluire avoir reluit
gerund en reluisant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle reluisant
past participle reluit
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present reluis reluis reluist, reluit reluisons reluisiez reluisent
imperfect reluisoie, reluiseie reluisoies, reluiseies reluisoit, reluiseit reluisiiens, reluisiens reluisiiez, reluisiez reluisoient, reluiseient
preterite reluisi, reluis reluisis reluisi, reluist reluisimes reluisistes reluisirent, reluistrent
future reluirai reluiras reluira reluirons reluiroiz, reluireiz, reluirez reluiront
conditional reluiroie, reluireie reluiroies, reluireies reluiroit, reluireit reluiriiens, reluiriens reluiriiez, reluiriez reluiroient, reluireient
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 reluise reluises reluise reluisiens, reluisons reluisiez reluisent
imperfect reluisisse reluisisses reluisist reluisissons, reluisissiens reluisissoiz, reluisissez, reluisissiez reluisissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— reluis — reluisons reluisiez —
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