desmonter

Middle French

Etymology

des- +‎ monter.

Verb

desmonter

1. to dismount
   • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais, Livre Second:

     J'entends que les Valachi, courriers du grand Seigneur, font des extremes diligences, d'autant qu'ils ont loy de desmonter le premier passant qu'ils trouvent en leur chemin, en luy donnant leur cheval recreu; et que, pour se garder de lasser, ils se serrent à travers le corps bien estroitement d'une bande large.

   • a. 1600, Henri IV, Lettres Missives:

     et pour ce qu’il m’a escript que le canon qu’il a en Dauphiné est tout desmonté, et supplie de le faire secourir de celuy du magasin de Lyon

Conjugation

   Conjugation of desmonter

		simple			compound
infinitive		desmonter			avoir desmonté
gerund		en desmontant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		desmontant
past participle		desmonté
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (may be j' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils, elles
simple tenses	present	desmonte	desmontes	desmonte	desmontons	desmontez	desmontent
	imperfect	desmontois, desmontoys	desmontois, desmontoys	desmontoit, desmontoyt	desmontions, desmontyons	desmontiez, desmontyez	desmontoient, desmontoyent
	past historic	desmonta	desmontas	desmonta	desmontasmes	desmontastes	desmonterent
	future	desmonterai, desmonteray	desmonteras	desmontera	desmonterons	desmonterez	desmonteront
	conditional	desmonterois, desmonteroys	desmonterois, desmonteroys	desmonteroit, desmonteroyt	desmonterions, desmonteryons	desmonteriez, desmonteryez	desmonteroient, desmonteroyent
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 je	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ils, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	desmonte	desmontes	desmonte	desmontons	desmontez	desmontent
	imperfect	desmontasse	desmontasses	desmontast	desmontassions	desmontassiez	desmontassent
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	–
		—	desmonte	—	desmontons	desmontez	—

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Old French

Verb

desmonter

1. (transitive) to cause (someone) to dismount
   • Lettre du dauphin Charles, 1364

     Noz ennemis l'ont desmonté de ses chevaulx

     Our enemies knocked him off his horses

Conjugation

• Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

   Conjugation of desmonter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		desmonter			avoir desmonté, desmontez
gerund		en desmontant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		desmontant
past participle		desmonté, desmontez
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jeo, jou	tu	il	nos, nous	vos, vous	ils
simple tenses	present	desmonte, desmont	desmontes, desmonts	desmonte, desmont	desmontons	desmontez, desmontés	desmontent
	imperfect	desmontoe, desmonteie, desmontoie	desmontoes, desmonteies, desmontoies	desmontot, desmonteit, desmontoit	desmontions, desmontiions	desmontiez, desmontiiez	desmontoent, desmontient, desmontoient
	past historic	desmontai	desmontas	desmonta	desmontames	desmontastes	desmonterent
	future	desmonterai	desmonteras	desmontera	desmonterons	desmonterez, desmontereiz	desmonteront
	conditional	desmonteroe, desmontereie, desmonteroie	desmonteroes, desmontereies, desmonteroies	desmonterot, desmontereie, desmonteroie	desmonterions, desmonteriions	desmonteriez, desmonteriiez	desmonteroent, desmontereient, desmonteroient
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 jeo, jou	que tu	qu’il	que nos, nous	que vos, vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	desmonte, desmont	desmontes, desmonts	desmonte, desmont	desmontons	desmontez	desmontent
	imperfect	desmontasse	desmontasses	desmontast	desmontissons	desmontissez, desmontissiez	desmontassent
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, nous	vos, vous	–
		—	desmonte	—	desmontons	desmontez	—

Descendants

• English: dismount (borrowed)