aconter

Old French

Etymology

Either from an unattested Latin *accomputō, or from a- +‎ conter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akunˈteːɾ/

Verb

aconter

1. to tell; to inform of
2. to do the accounts

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		aconter			avoir aconté
gerund		en acontant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		acontant
past participle		aconté
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	acont	acontes	aconte	acontons	acontez	acontent
	imperfect	acontoie, aconteie, acontoe, aconteve	acontoies, aconteies, acontoes, aconteves	acontoit, aconteit, acontot, aconteve	acontiiens, acontiens	acontiiez, acontiez	acontoient, aconteient, acontoent, acontevent
	preterite	acontai	acontas	aconta	acontames	acontastes	aconterent
	future	aconterai	aconteras	acontera	aconterons	aconteroiz, acontereiz, aconterez	aconteront
	conditional	aconteroie, acontereie	aconteroies, acontereies	aconteroit, acontereit	aconteriiens, aconteriens	aconteriiez, aconteriez	aconteroient, acontereient
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	acont	aconz	acont	acontons	acontez	acontent
	imperfect	acontasse	acontasses	acontast	acontissons, acontissiens	acontissoiz, acontissez, acontissiez	acontassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	aconte	—	acontons	acontez	—

Descendants

• Middle French: accompter
• → Middle English: acounten, accompt, acompte, accounte, a-count, acounte, a-counti, acownt, a-coynt
  • English: account, accompt