decreistre

Old French

Alternative forms

• decrestre, decroistre

Etymology

From Latin decrescō.

Verb

decreistre

1. (transitive) to decrease
2. (intransitive) to decrease

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		decreistre			avoir decreü
gerund		en decreissant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		decreissant
past participle		decreü
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	decreis	decreis	decreist	decreissons	decreissiez	decreissent
	imperfect	decreissoie, decreisseie	decreissoies, decreisseies	decreissoit, decreisseit	decreissiiens, decreissiens	decreissiiez, decreissiez	decreissoient, decreisseient
	preterite	decrui	decreüs	decrut	decreümes	decreüstes	decrurent
	future	decreistrai	decreistras	decreistra	decreistrons	decreistroiz, decreistreiz, decreistrez	decreistront
	conditional	decreistroie, decreistreie	decreistroies, decreistreies	decreistroit, decreistreit	decreistriiens, decreistriens	decreistriiez, decreistriez	decreistroient, decreistreient
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	decreisse	decreisses	decreisse	decreissiens, decreissons	decreissiez	decreissent
	imperfect	decreüsse	decreüsses	decreüst	decreüssons, decreüssiens	decreüssoiz, decreüssez, decreüssiez	decreüssent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	decreis	—	decreissons	decreissiez	—

Descendants

• French: décroître

References

• decrestre on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub