luisir
Old French
Alternative forms
- luire (with a change in verb class)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *lūcīre or directly from Latin lūcēre.
For the alternative form, cf. taire, plaire < taisir, plaisir.
Verb
luisir
- 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 | gerund of avoir + 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 | 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 | luise | luises | luise | luisiens, luisons | luisiez | luisent |
| imperfect | luisisse | luisisses | luisist | luisissons, luisissiens | luisissoiz, luisissez, luisissiez | luisissent | |
| compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | luis | — | luisons | luisiez | — | ||
Derived terms
Descendants
- French: luire
- Norman: lîser