prononcier

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōnūntiō (“I announce”).

Verb

prononcier

1. to say; to speak
2. to announce (say something to someone)
3. to pronounce (a verdict, a ruling, etc.)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		prononcier			avoir prononcié
gerund		en prononçant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		prononçant
past participle		prononcié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	prononz	prononces	prononce	prononçons	prononciez	prononcent
	imperfect	prononçoie, prononceie, prononçoe, prononcieve	prononçoies, prononceies, prononçoes, prononcieves	prononçoit, prononceit, prononçot, prononcieve	prononciiens, prononciens	prononciiez, prononciez	prononçoient, prononceient, prononçoent, prononcievent
	preterite	prononçai	prononças	prononça	prononçames	prononçastes	prononcierent
	future	prononcerai	prononceras	prononcera	prononcerons	prononceroiz, prononcereiz, prononcerez	prononceront
	conditional	prononceroie, prononcereie	prononceroies, prononcereies	prononceroit, prononcereit	prononceriiens, prononceriens	prononceriiez, prononceriez	prononceroient, prononcereient
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	prononz	prononz	prononzt	prononçons	prononciez	prononcent
	imperfect	prononçasse	prononçasses	prononçast	prononcissons, prononcissiens	prononcissoiz, prononcissez, prononcissiez	prononçassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	prononce	—	prononçons	prononciez	—

Descendants

• → Middle English: pronouncen
  • English: pronounce
• French: prononcer

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (prononcier)