saluer

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French saluer, from Old French saluer, earlier saluder, from Latin salūtāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.lɥe/
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Verb

saluer

  1. (transitive) to greet
  2. (transitive) to wave to (as a greeting)
  3. (transitive) to say goodbye to
  4. (military, nautical) to salute
  5. (transitive) to salute, pay tribute to; to hail

Conjugation

Conjugation of saluer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple saluer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple saluant
/sa.lɥɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle salué
/sa.lɥe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present salue
/sa.ly/ 		salues
/sa.ly/ 		salue
/sa.ly/ 		saluons
/sa.lɥɔ̃/ 		saluez
/sa.lɥe/ 		saluent
/sa.ly/
imperfect saluais
/sa.lɥɛ/ 		saluais
/sa.lɥɛ/ 		saluait
/sa.lɥɛ/ 		saluions
/sa.ly.jɔ̃/ 		saluiez
/sa.ly.je/ 		saluaient
/sa.lɥɛ/
past historic2 saluai
/sa.lɥe/ 		saluas
/sa.lɥa/ 		salua
/sa.lɥa/ 		saluâmes
/sa.lɥam/ 		saluâtes
/sa.lɥat/ 		saluèrent
/sa.lɥɛʁ/
future saluerai
/sa.ly.ʁe/ 		salueras
/sa.ly.ʁa/ 		saluera
/sa.ly.ʁa/ 		saluerons
/sa.ly.ʁɔ̃/ 		saluerez
/sa.ly.ʁe/ 		salueront
/sa.ly.ʁɔ̃/
conditional saluerais
/sa.ly.ʁɛ/ 		saluerais
/sa.ly.ʁɛ/ 		saluerait
/sa.ly.ʁɛ/ 		saluerions
/sa.ly.ʁjɔ̃/ 		salueriez
/sa.ly.ʁje/ 		salueraient
/sa.ly.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 salue
/sa.ly/ 		salues
/sa.ly/ 		salue
/sa.ly/ 		saluions
/sa.ly.jɔ̃/ 		saluiez
/sa.ly.je/ 		saluent
/sa.ly/
imperfect2 saluasse
/sa.lɥas/ 		saluasses
/sa.lɥas/ 		saluât
/sa.lɥa/ 		saluassions
/sa.lɥa.sjɔ̃/ 		saluassiez
/sa.lɥa.sje/ 		saluassent
/sa.lɥas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — salue
/sa.ly/ 		— saluons
/sa.lɥɔ̃/ 		saluez
/sa.lɥe/ 		—
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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Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French saluer, from Latin salūtāre, present active infinitive of salūtō.

Verb

saluer

  1. (transitive) to greet

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of saluer
infinitive simple saluer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple saluant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle salué
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present salue salues salue saluons saluez saluent
imperfect saluois, saluoys saluois, saluoys saluoit, saluoyt saluions, saluyons saluiez, saluyez saluoient, saluoyent
past historic salua saluas salua saluasmes saluastes saluerent
future saluerai, salueray salueras saluera saluerons saluerez salueront
conditional saluerois, salueroys saluerois, salueroys salueroit, salueroyt saluerions, salueryons salueriez, salueryez salueroient, salueroyent
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present salue salues salue saluons saluez saluent
imperfect saluasse saluasses saluast saluassions saluassiez saluassent
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — salue — saluons saluez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château , Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château , op. cit., p. 180).

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  • French: saluer

Norman

Etymology

From Old French saluer (“to greet”), from Latin salūtō, salūtāre (“greet, salute”, verb), from salūs (“health, prosperity, wellness”).

Verb

saluer

  1. (Jersey) to salute

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier saluder, from Latin salūtāre, present active infinitive of salūtō.

Verb

saluer

  1. (transitive) to greet

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of saluer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive saluer avoir salüé
gerund en saluant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle saluant
past participle salüé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present salu salües salüe saluons salüez salüent
imperfect saluoie, salüeie, saluoe, salüeve saluoies, salüeies, saluoes, salüeves saluoit, salüeit, saluot, salüeve saluïiens, saluïens saluïiez, saluïez saluoient, salüeient, saluoent, salüevent
preterite saluai saluas salua saluames saluastes salüerent
future salüerai salüeras salüera salüerons salüeroiz, salüereiz, salüerez salüeront
conditional salüeroie, salüereie salüeroies, salüereies salüeroit, salüereit salüeriiens, salüeriens salüeriiez, salüeriez salüeroient, salüereient
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 salu salus salut saluons salüez salüent
imperfect saluasse saluasses saluast saluïssons, saluïssiens saluïssoiz, saluïssez, saluïssiez saluassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— salüe — saluons salüez —

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