descovrir
Old French
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, present active infinitive of discooperiō, from Latin dis- + cooperiō; equivalent to des- + covrir. Compare Modern Spanish descubrir.
Verb
editdescovrir
- to uncover, to reveal
- (by extension) to discover
- c. 1250, Marie de France, Guigemar:
- Amur li dune hardement, il li descovre sun talent.
- Love gave him boldness, he discovered his own desire.
Conjugation
editThis verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem descuevr distinct from the unstressed stem descovr, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of descovrir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | descovrir | avoir descovert, descovri | |||||
gerund | en descovrant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | descovrant | ||||||
past participle | descovert, descovri | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | descuevre | descuevres | descuevre | descovrons | descovrez | descuevrent |
imperfect | descovroie, descovreie | descovroies, descovreies | descovroit, descovreit | descovriiens, descovriens | descovriiez, descovriez | descovroient, descovreient | |
preterite | descovri | descovris | descovri | descovrimes | descovristes | descovrirent | |
future | descovrerai | descovreras | descovrera | descovrerons | descovreroiz, descovrereiz, descovrerez | descovreront | |
conditional | descovreroie, descovrereie | descovreroies, descovrereies | descovreroit, descovrereit | descovreriiens, descovreriens | descovreriiez, descovreriez | descovreroient, descovrereient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | descuevre | descuevres | descuevre | descovrons | descovrez | descuevrent |
imperfect | descovrisse | descovrisses | descovrist | descovrissons, descovrissiens | descovrissoiz, descovrissez, descovrissiez | descovrissent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | descuevre | — | descovrons | descovrez | — |
Descendants
editCategories:
- Old French terms inherited from Late Latin
- Old French terms derived from Late Latin
- Old French terms inherited from Latin
- Old French terms derived from Latin
- Old French terms prefixed with des-
- Old French lemmas
- Old French verbs
- Old French terms with quotations
- Old French verbs with stem alternations
- Old French verbs with weak-i preterite
- Old French third group verbs
- Old French verbs ending in -ir
- Old French irregular verbs