chastrer

Old French

Etymology

From Latin castrāre, present active infinitive of castrō (“to punish”).

Verb

chastrer

1. to punish
2. to castrate (to render unable to have sexual intercourse)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		chastrer			avoir chastré
gerund		en chastrant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		chastrant
past participle		chastré
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	chastre	chastres	chastre	chastrons	chastrez	chastrent
	imperfect	chastroie, chastreie, chastroe, chastreve	chastroies, chastreies, chastroes, chastreves	chastroit, chastreit, chastrot, chastreve	chastriiens, chastriens	chastriiez, chastriez	chastroient, chastreient, chastroent, chastrevent
	preterite	chastrai	chastras	chastra	chastrames	chastrastes	chastrerent
	future	chastrerai	chastreras	chastrera	chastrerons	chastreroiz, chastrereiz, chastrerez	chastreront
	conditional	chastreroie, chastrereie	chastreroies, chastrereies	chastreroit, chastrereit	chastreriiens, chastreriens	chastreriiez, chastreriez	chastreroient, chastrereient
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	chastre	chastres	chastre	chastrons	chastrez	chastrent
	imperfect	chastrasse	chastrasses	chastrast	chastrissons, chastrissiens	chastrissoiz, chastrissez, chastrissiez	chastrassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	chastre	—	chastrons	chastrez	—

Descendants

• French: châtrer