compasser
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
compasser (plural compassers)
- One who or that which compasses.
- 1866, Henry Smith, Thomas Fuller, The Sermons of Mr. Henry Smith, page 37:
- If men have so many sleights to compass their matters, how can the compasser himself hold his fingers?
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
compasser
- to compass (measure with a compass)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of compasser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | compasser | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | compassant /kɔ̃.pa.sɑ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | compassé /kɔ̃.pa.se/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.se/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | compasse /kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ |
compasses /kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ |
compasse /kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ |
compassons /kɔ̃.pa.sɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɔ̃/ |
compassez /kɔ̃.pa.se/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.se/ |
compassent /kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ |
| imperfect | compassais /kɔ̃.pa.sɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɛ/ |
compassais /kɔ̃.pa.sɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɛ/ |
compassait /kɔ̃.pa.sɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɛ/ |
compassions /kɔ̃.pa.sjɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sjɔ̃/ |
compassiez /kɔ̃.pa.sje/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sje/ |
compassaient /kɔ̃.pa.sɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | compassai /kɔ̃.pa.se/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.se/ |
compassas /kɔ̃.pa.sa/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sa/ |
compassa /kɔ̃.pa.sa/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sa/ |
compassâmes /kɔ̃.pa.sam/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sam/ |
compassâtes /kɔ̃.pa.sat/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sat/ |
compassèrent /kɔ̃.pa.sɛʁ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɛʁ/ | |
| future | compasserai /kɔ̃.pa.sʁe/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁe/ |
compasseras /kɔ̃.pa.sʁa/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁa/ |
compassera /kɔ̃.pa.sʁa/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁa/ |
compasserons /kɔ̃.pa.sʁɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁɔ̃/ |
compasserez /kɔ̃.pa.sʁe/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁe/ |
compasseront /kɔ̃.pa.sʁɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | compasserais /kɔ̃.pa.sʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁɛ/ |
compasserais /kɔ̃.pa.sʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁɛ/ |
compasserait /kɔ̃.pa.sʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁɛ/ |
compasserions /kɔ̃.pa.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
compasseriez /kɔ̃.pa.sə.ʁje/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sə.ʁje/ |
compasseraient /kɔ̃.pa.sʁɛ/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sʁɛ/ | |
| (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 | compasse /kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ |
compasses /kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ |
compasse /kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ |
compassions /kɔ̃.pa.sjɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sjɔ̃/ |
compassiez /kɔ̃.pa.sje/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sje/ |
compassent /kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ |
| imperfect2 | compassasse /kɔ̃.pa.sas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sas/ |
compassasses /kɔ̃.pa.sas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sas/ |
compassât /kɔ̃.pa.sa/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sa/ |
compassassions /kɔ̃.pa.sa.sjɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sa.sjɔ̃/ |
compassassiez /kɔ̃.pa.sa.sje/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sa.sje/ |
compassassent /kɔ̃.pa.sas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | compasse /kɔ̃.pas/ or /kɔ̃.pɑs/ |
— | compassons /kɔ̃.pa.sɔ̃/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.sɔ̃/ |
compassez /kɔ̃.pa.se/ or /kɔ̃.pɑ.se/ |
— | |
| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “compasser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading edit
- “compasser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French edit
Verb edit
compasser
- to compass (measure with a compass)
Conjugation edit
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of compasser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | compasser | avoir compassé | |||||
| gerund | en compassant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
| present participle | compassant | ||||||
| past participle | compassé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | compas | compasses | compasse | compassons | compassez | compassent |
| imperfect | compassoie, compasseie, compassoe, compasseve | compassoies, compasseies, compassoes, compasseves | compassoit, compasseit, compassot, compasseve | compassiiens, compassiens | compassiiez, compassiez | compassoient, compasseient, compassoent, compassevent | |
| preterite | compassai | compassas | compassa | compassames | compassastes | compasserent | |
| future | compasserai | compasseras | compassera | compasserons | compasseroiz, compassereiz, compasserez | compasseront | |
| conditional | compasseroie, compassereie | compasseroies, compassereies | compasseroit, compassereit | compasseriiens, compasseriens | compasseriiez, compasseriez | compasseroient, compassereient | |
| 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 | compas | compas | compast | compassons | compassez | compassent |
| imperfect | compassasse | compassasses | compassast | compassissons, compassissiens | compassissoiz, compassissez, compassissiez | compassassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | compasse | — | compassons | compassez | — | ||
References edit
- “compasser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.