luisir

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Regular inherited reflex of Latin lūcēre, present active infinitive of lūceō (Vulgar Latin *lūcīre). Other instances of this phonetic evolution of -ēre after palatal -c- are gesir, loisir, nuisir, plaisir, taisir. luire is an analogical form (compare nuire, plaire, taire)

Verb

luisir

  1. to shine

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 luisir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive luisir avoir luit
gerund en luisant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle luisant
past participle luit
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present luis luis luist, luit luisons luisiez luisent
imperfect luisoie, luiseie luisoies, luiseies luisoit, luiseit luisiiens, luisiens luisiiez, luisiez luisoient, luiseient
preterite luisi, luis luisis luisi, luist luisimes luisistes luisirent, luistrent
future luirai luiras luira luirons luiroiz, luireiz, luirez luiront
conditional luiroie, luireie luiroies, luireies luiroit, luireit luiriiens, luiriens luiriiez, luiriez luiroient, luireient
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 luise luises luise luisiens, luisons luisiez luisent
imperfect luisisse luisisses luisist luisissons, luisissiens luisissoiz, luisissez, luisissiez luisissent
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 –
— luis — luisons luisiez —

Derived terms

Descendants
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