surseoir

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French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French sur (“over”) + seoir (“be fit, proper”). Doublet of superséder.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -waʁ

Verb

surseoir

  1. to defer, to postpone
  2. to stay (a penal sentence)

Conjugation

Conjugation of surseoir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple surseoir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple sursoyant
/syʁ.swa.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle sursis
/syʁ.si/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present sursois
/syʁ.swa/ 		sursois
/syʁ.swa/ 		sursoit
/syʁ.swa/ 		sursoyons
/syʁ.swa.jɔ̃/ 		sursoyez
/syʁ.swa.je/ 		sursoient
/syʁ.swa/
imperfect sursoyais
/syʁ.swa.jɛ/ 		sursoyais
/syʁ.swa.jɛ/ 		sursoyait
/syʁ.swa.jɛ/ 		sursoyions
/syʁ.swaj.jɔ̃/ 		sursoyiez
/syʁ.swaj.je/ 		sursoyaient
/syʁ.swa.jɛ/
past historic2 sursis
/syʁ.si/ 		sursis
/syʁ.si/ 		sursit
/syʁ.si/ 		sursîmes
/syʁ.sim/ 		sursîtes
/syʁ.sit/ 		sursirent
/syʁ.siʁ/
future surseoirai
/syʁ.swa.ʁe/ 		surseoiras
/syʁ.swa.ʁa/ 		surseoira
/syʁ.swa.ʁa/ 		surseoirons
/syʁ.swa.ʁɔ̃/ 		surseoirez
/syʁ.swa.ʁe/ 		surseoiront
/syʁ.swa.ʁɔ̃/
conditional surseoirais
/syʁ.swa.ʁɛ/ 		surseoirais
/syʁ.swa.ʁɛ/ 		surseoirait
/syʁ.swa.ʁɛ/ 		surseoirions
/syʁ.swa.ʁjɔ̃/ 		surseoiriez
/syʁ.swa.ʁje/ 		surseoiraient
/syʁ.swa.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 sursoie
/syʁ.swa/ 		sursoies
/syʁ.swa/ 		sursoie
/syʁ.swa/ 		sursoyions
/syʁ.swaj.jɔ̃/ 		sursoyiez
/syʁ.swaj.je/ 		sursoient
/syʁ.swa/
imperfect2 sursisse
/syʁ.sis/ 		sursisses
/syʁ.sis/ 		sursît
/syʁ.si/ 		sursissions
/syʁ.si.sjɔ̃/ 		sursissiez
/syʁ.si.sje/ 		sursissent
/syʁ.sis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — sursois
/syʁ.swa/ 		— sursoyons
/syʁ.swa.jɔ̃/ 		sursoyez
/syʁ.swa.je/ 		—
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).

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Verb

surseoir

  1. to abstain (from)
  2. to delay
  3. to miss a deadline; to fail to respond

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem sursie distinct from the unstressed stem surse, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of surseoir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive surseoir avoir sursis
gerund en surseant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle surseant
past participle sursis
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present sursié sursiez sursiet surseons surseez sursieent
imperfect surseoie, surseeie surseoies, surseeies surseoit, surseeit surseïiens, surseïens surseïiez, surseïez surseoient, surseeient
preterite sursis surseṣis sursist surseṣimes surseṣistes sursisdrent
future surserrai surserras surserra surserrons surserroiz, surserreiz, surserrez surserront
conditional surserroie, surserreie surserroies, surserreies surserroit, surserreit surserriiens, surserriens surserriiez, surserriez surserroient, surserreient
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 sursiee, sursië sursiees, sursiës sursiee, sursië surseons, surseiiens, surseions surseez, surseiiez sursieent, sursiënt
imperfect surseṣisse surseṣisses surseṣist surseṣissons, surseṣissiens surseṣissoiz, surseṣissez, surseṣissiez surseṣissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— sursie — surseons surseez —

Descendants

  • French: surseoir
  • English: surcease

References

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