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esmer
esmer
See also: esmér
Old French
Verb
esmer
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of esmer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | esmer | avoir esmé | |||||
| gerund | en esmant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | esmant | ||||||
| past participle | esmé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | esme | esmes | esme | esmons | esmez | esment |
| imperfect | esmoie, esmeie, esmoe, esmeve | esmoies, esmeies, esmoes, esmeves | esmoit, esmeit, esmot, esmeve | esmiiens, esmiens | esmiiez, esmiez | esmoient, esmeient, esmoent, esmevent | |
| preterite | esmai | esmas | esma | esmames | esmastes | esmerent | |
| future | esmerai | esmeras | esmera | esmerons | esmeroiz, esmereiz, esmerez | esmeront | |
| conditional | esmeroie, esmereie | esmeroies, esmereies | esmeroit, esmereit | esmeriiens, esmeriens | esmeriiez, esmeriez | esmeroient, esmereient | |
| 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 | esme | esmes | esme | esmons | esmez | esment |
| imperfect | esmasse | esmasses | esmast | esmissons, esmissiens | esmissoiz, esmissez, esmissiez | esmassent | |
| 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 | – | |
| — | esme | — | esmons | esmez | — | ||
Descendants
Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic أَسْمَر (ʾasmar).
Adjective
esmer
- brunette (of a woman having brown or black hair)
This Turkish entry was created from the translations listed at brunette. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see esmer in the Turkish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) March 2010