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amadouer

amadouer

French

Verb

amadouer

  1. to coax; to sweet-talk (persuade gradually)
  2. to cajole
  3. to humour (person)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Middle French

Verb

amadouer

  1. to coax; to sweet-talk (persuade gradually)

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of amadouer
simple compound
infinitive amadouer avoir amadoué
gerund en amadouant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle amadouant
past participle amadoué
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il nous vous ilz, elles
simple
tenses		 present amadoue amadoues amadoue amadouons amadouez amadouent
imperfect amadouois, amadouoys amadouois, amadouoys amadouoit, amadouoyt amadouions, amadouyons amadouiez, amadouyez amadouoient, amadouoyent
past historic amadoua amadouas amadoua amadouasmes amadouastes amadouerent
future amadouerai, amadoueray amadoueras amadouera amadouerons amadouerez amadoueront
conditional amadouerois, amadoueroys amadouerois, amadoueroys amadoueroit, amadoueroyt amadouerions, amadoueryons amadoueriez, amadoueryez amadoueroient, amadoueroyent
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 past historic 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 ie que tu qu'il que nous que vous qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple
tenses		 present amadoue amadoues amadoue amadouons amadouez amadouent
imperfect amadouasse amadouasses amadouast amadouassions amadouassiez amadouassent
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 – nous vous –
— amadoue — amadouons amadouez —

Etymology

From Middle French amadouer ‎(“to coax, lure”), from a- + *madouer ‎(“to lure, give food to”), from Old Norse mata ‎(“to lure, feed”), from Proto-Germanic *matōną, *matjaną ‎(“to feed, eat”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- ‎(“food”). Cognate with Icelandic mata ‎(“to bait, allure”), Danish made ‎(“to feed”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 ‎(matjan, “to eat, have a meal”), Old English mete ‎(“food”). More at meat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amadwe/

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