deviser

English

Etymology

devise +‎ -er

Noun

deviser (plural devisers)

  1. A person who devises something; a planner or inventor.

See also

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin *devisāre, a dissimilated form of *divisāre, from Latin dīvīsum, supine of dīvidō (“I divide”). Compare diviser.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /də.vi.ze/

Verb

deviser

  1. (intransitive) to chat (converse familiarly)
    Synonym: converser
  2. (transitive) to make a quote for a prospective client

Conjugation
Conjugation of deviser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle devisant
/də.vi.zɑ̃/
past participle devisé
/də.vi.ze/
infinitive
simple deviser
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple devisant
/də.vi.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present devise
/də.viz/		 devises
/də.viz/		 devise
/də.viz/		 devisons
/də.vi.zɔ̃/		 devisez
/də.vi.ze/		 devisent
/də.viz/
imperfect devisais
/də.vi.zɛ/		 devisais
/də.vi.zɛ/		 devisait
/də.vi.zɛ/		 devisions
/də.vi.zjɔ̃/		 devisiez
/də.vi.zje/		 devisaient
/də.vi.zɛ/
past historic2 devisai
/də.vi.ze/		 devisas
/də.vi.za/		 devisa
/də.vi.za/		 devisâmes
/də.vi.zam/		 devisâtes
/də.vi.zat/		 devisèrent
/də.vi.zɛʁ/
future deviserai
/də.viz.ʁe/		 deviseras
/də.viz.ʁa/		 devisera
/də.viz.ʁa/		 deviserons
/də.viz.ʁɔ̃/		 deviserez
/də.viz.ʁe/		 deviseront
/də.viz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional deviserais
/də.viz.ʁɛ/		 deviserais
/də.viz.ʁɛ/		 deviserait
/də.viz.ʁɛ/		 deviserions
/də.vi.zə.ʁjɔ̃/		 deviseriez
/də.vi.zə.ʁje/		 deviseraient
/də.viz.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 devise
/də.viz/		 devises
/də.viz/		 devise
/də.viz/		 devisions
/də.vi.zjɔ̃/		 devisiez
/də.vi.zje/		 devisent
/də.viz/
imperfect2 devisasse
/də.vi.zas/		 devisasses
/də.vi.zas/		 devisât
/də.vi.za/		 devisassions
/də.vi.za.sjɔ̃/		 devisassiez
/də.vi.za.sje/		 devisassent
/də.vi.zas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — devise
/də.viz/		 — devisons
/də.vi.zɔ̃/		 devisez
/də.vi.ze/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *devisāre < *divisāre, from Latin dīvīsum, supine of dīvidō (“I divide”).

Verb

deviser

  1. to divide (split into more than one part)

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of deviser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive deviser avoir devisé
gerund en devisant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle devisant
past participle devisé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present devis devises devise devisons devisez devisent
imperfect devisoie, deviseie, devisoe, deviseve devisoies, deviseies, devisoes, deviseves devisoit, deviseit, devisot, deviseve devisiiens, devisiens devisiiez, devisiez devisoient, deviseient, devisoent, devisevent
preterite devisai devisas devisa devisames devisastes deviserent
future deviserai deviseras devisera deviserons deviseroiz, devisereiz, deviserez deviseront
conditional deviseroie, devisereie deviseroies, devisereies deviseroit, devisereit deviseriiens, deviseriens deviseriiez, deviseriez deviseroient, devisereient
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 devis devis devist devisons devisez devisent
imperfect devisasse devisasses devisast devisissons, devisissiens devisissoiz, devisissez, devisissiez devisassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— devise — devisons devisez —

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