aconter

Old French

Etymology

Either from an unattested Latin *accomputō, or from a- +‎ conter.

Verb

aconter

to tell; to inform of
to do the accounts

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Conjugation of aconter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		aconter			avoir aconté
gerund		en acontant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		acontant
past participle		aconté
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	acont	acontes	aconte	acontons	acontez	acontent
	imperfect	acontoie, aconteie, acontoe, aconteve	acontoies, aconteies, acontoes, aconteves	acontoit, aconteit, acontot, aconteve	acontiiens, acontiens	acontiiez, acontiez	acontoient, aconteient, acontoent, acontevent
	preterite	acontai	acontas	aconta	acontames	acontastes	aconterent
	future	aconterai	aconteras	acontera	aconterons	aconteroiz, acontereiz, aconterez	aconteront
	conditional	aconteroie, acontereie	aconteroies, acontereies	aconteroit, acontereit	aconteriiens, aconteriens	aconteriiez, aconteriez	aconteroient, acontereient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	acont	aconz	acont	acontons	acontez	acontent
simple tenses	imperfect	acontasse	acontasses	acontast	acontissons, acontissiens	acontissoiz, acontissez, acontissiez	acontassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	aconte	—	acontons	acontez	—

Descendants

English: account (borrowed)
Middle French: accompter

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