peindre

French

Etymology

From Middle French paindre, from Old French peindre, paindre, inherited from Latin pingere, present active infinitive of pingō (“I paint”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɛ̃dʁ/
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Verb

peindre

  1. (transitive) to paint.

Compounds

Conjugation

This verb is conjugated like peindre. It uses the same endings as rendre or vendre, but its -nd- becomes -gn- before a vowel, and its past participle ends in ‘t’ instead of a vowel.

Conjugation of peindre (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle peignant
/pɛ.ɲɑ̃/
past participle peint
/pɛ̃/
infinitive
simple peindre
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple peignant
/pɛ.ɲɑ̃/
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 peins
/pɛ̃/		 peins
/pɛ̃/		 peint
/pɛ̃/		 peignons
/pɛ.ɲɔ̃/		 peignez
/pɛ.ɲe/		 peignent
/pɛɲ/
imperfect peignais
/pɛ.ɲɛ/		 peignais
/pɛ.ɲɛ/		 peignait
/pɛ.ɲɛ/		 peignions
/pɛ.ɲjɔ̃/		 peigniez
/pɛ.ɲje/		 peignaient
/pɛ.ɲɛ/
past historic2 peignis
/pɛ.ɲi/		 peignis
/pɛ.ɲi/		 peignit
/pɛ.ɲi/		 peignîmes
/pɛ.ɲim/		 peignîtes
/pɛ.ɲit/		 peignirent
/pɛ.ɲiʁ/
future peindrai
/pɛ̃.dʁe/		 peindras
/pɛ̃.dʁa/		 peindra
/pɛ̃.dʁa/		 peindrons
/pɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/		 peindrez
/pɛ̃.dʁe/		 peindront
/pɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
conditional peindrais
/pɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 peindrais
/pɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 peindrait
/pɛ̃.dʁɛ/		 peindrions
/pɛ̃.dʁi.jɔ̃/		 peindriez
/pɛ̃.dʁi.je/		 peindraient
/pɛ̃.dʁɛ/
(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 peigne
/pɛɲ/		 peignes
/pɛɲ/		 peigne
/pɛɲ/		 peignions
/pɛ.ɲjɔ̃/		 peigniez
/pɛ.ɲje/		 peignent
/pɛɲ/
imperfect2 peignisse
/pɛ.ɲis/		 peignisses
/pɛ.ɲis/		 peignît
/pɛ.ɲi/		 peignissions
/pɛ.ɲi.sjɔ̃/		 peignissiez
/pɛ.ɲi.sje/		 peignissent
/pɛ.ɲis/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — peins
/pɛ̃/		 — peignons
/pɛ.ɲɔ̃/		 peignez
/pɛ.ɲe/		 —
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

Norman

Etymology

From Old French peindre, from Latin pingō, pingere (“decorate, embellish; paint, tint, colour”).

Verb

peindre (gerund peindréthie)

  1. (Jersey) to paint

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin pingere, present active infinitive of pingō (“I paint”).

Verb

peindre

  1. to paint (cover with paint; especially in a decorative or artistic way)

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 peindre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive peindre avoir peint
gerund en peignant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle peignant
past participle peint
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present peing peinz peint peignons peigniez peignent
imperfect peignoie, peigneie peignoies, peigneies peignoit, peigneit peigniiens, peigniens peigniiez, peigniez peignoient, peigneient
preterite peins peinsis peinst peinsimes peinsistes peinstrent
future peindrai peindras peindra peindrons peindroiz, peindreiz, peindrez peindront
conditional peindroie, peindreie peindroies, peindreies peindroit, peindreit peindriiens, peindriens peindriiez, peindriez peindroient, peindreient
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 peigne peignes peigne peigniens, peignons peigniez peignent
imperfect peinsisse peinsisses peinsist peinsissons, peinsissiens peinsissoiz, peinsissez, peinsissiez peinsissent
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 –
— peing — peignons peigniez —

Derived terms

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