abaier

See also: abaïer

Old French

Etymology

From the root *bau, the bark of a dog, but ultimately of unknown origin^[1]

Verb

abaier

(of a dog) to bark

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		abaier			avoir abaié
gerund		en abaiant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		abaiant
past participle		abaié
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	abai	abaies	abaie	abaions	abaiez	abaient
	imperfect	abaioie, abaieie, abaioe, abaieve	abaioies, abaieies, abaioes, abaieves	abaioit, abaieit, abaiot, abaieve	abaiiiens, abaiiens	abaiiiez, abaiiez	abaioient, abaieient, abaioent, abaievent
	preterite	abaiai	abaias	abaia	abaiames	abaiastes	abaierent
	future	abaierai	abaieras	abaiera	abaierons	abaieroiz, abaiereiz, abaierez	abaieront
	conditional	abaieroie, abaiereie	abaieroies, abaiereies	abaieroit, abaiereit	abaieriiens, abaieriens	abaieriiez, abaieriez	abaieroient, abaiereient
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	abai	abais	abait	abaions	abaiez	abaient
simple tenses	imperfect	abaiasse	abaiasses	abaiast	abaiissons, abaiissiens	abaiissoiz, abaiissez, abaiissiez	abaiassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
imperative		—	abaie	—	abaions	abaiez	—

Coordinate terms

chien

Descendants

> Middle French: abayer (inherited)
- > French: aboyer (inherited)
English: bay, abay

References

^ Etymology and history of “aboyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

[1] Etymology and history of “aboyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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