descovrir
Old French edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, present active infinitive of discooperiō, from Latin dis- + cooperiō; equivalent to des- + covrir. Compare Modern Spanish descubrir.
Verb edit
descovrir
- to uncover, to reveal
- (by extension) to discover
- c. 1250, Marie de France, Guigemar:
- Amur li dune hardement, il li descovre sun talent.
- Love gave him boldness, he discovered his own desire.
Conjugation edit
This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem descuevr distinct from the unstressed stem descovr, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of descovrir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | descovrir | avoir descovert, descovri | |||||
gerund | en descovrant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | descovrant | ||||||
past participle | descovert, descovri | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | descuevre | descuevres | descuevre | descovrons | descovrez | descuevrent |
imperfect | descovroie, descovreie | descovroies, descovreies | descovroit, descovreit | descovriiens, descovriens | descovriiez, descovriez | descovroient, descovreient | |
preterite | descovri | descovris | descovri | descovrimes | descovristes | descovrirent | |
future | descovrerai | descovreras | descovrera | descovrerons | descovreroiz, descovrereiz, descovrerez | descovreront | |
conditional | descovreroie, descovrereie | descovreroies, descovrereies | descovreroit, descovrereit | descovreriiens, descovreriens | descovreriiez, descovreriez | descovreroient, descovrereient | |
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 | descuevre | descuevres | descuevre | descovrons | descovrez | descuevrent |
imperfect | descovrisse | descovrisses | descovrist | descovrissons, descovrissiens | descovrissoiz, descovrissez, descovrissiez | descovrissent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | descuevre | — | descovrons | descovrez | — |