lier
See also: Lier
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English lier, equivalent to lie + -er. Compare ligger, lidger, ledger.
Noun edit
lier (plural liers)
- A person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal.
- A lie-abed; one who stays in bed late.
Etymology 2 edit
See the main lemma.
Noun edit
lier (plural liers)
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch liere, from Latin lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lier f (plural lieren, diminutive liertje n)
Derived terms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French lier, from Latin ligāre, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵ- (“to bind”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lier
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of lier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive | simple | lier | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle or gerund1 | simple | liant /ljɑ̃/ or /li.ɑ̃/ | |||||
compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
past participle | lié /lje/ or /li.e/ | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | lie /li/ |
lies /li/ |
lie /li/ |
lions /ljɔ̃/ or /li.ɔ̃/ |
liez /lje/ or /li.e/ |
lient /li/ |
imperfect | liais /ljɛ/ or /li.ɛ/ |
liais /ljɛ/ or /li.ɛ/ |
liait /ljɛ/ or /li.ɛ/ |
liions /li.jɔ̃/ |
liiez /li.je/ |
liaient /ljɛ/ or /li.ɛ/ | |
past historic2 | liai /lje/ or /li.e/ |
lias /lja/ or /li.a/ |
lia /lja/ or /li.a/ |
liâmes /ljam/ or /li.am/ |
liâtes /ljat/ or /li.at/ |
lièrent /ljɛʁ/ or /li.ɛʁ/ | |
future | lierai /li.ʁe/ or /li.ə.ʁe/ |
lieras /li.ʁa/ or /li.ə.ʁa/ |
liera /li.ʁa/ or /li.ə.ʁa/ |
lierons /li.ʁɔ̃/ or /li.ə.ʁɔ̃/ |
lierez /li.ʁe/ or /li.ə.ʁe/ |
lieront /li.ʁɔ̃/ or /li.ə.ʁɔ̃/ | |
conditional | lierais /li.ʁɛ/ or /li.ə.ʁɛ/ |
lierais /li.ʁɛ/ or /li.ə.ʁɛ/ |
lierait /li.ʁɛ/ or /li.ə.ʁɛ/ |
lierions /li.ʁjɔ̃/ or /li.ə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
lieriez /li.ʁje/ or /li.ə.ʁje/ |
lieraient /li.ʁɛ/ or /li.ə.ʁɛ/ | |
(compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | lie /li/ |
lies /li/ |
lie /li/ |
liions /li.jɔ̃/ |
liiez /li.je/ |
lient /li/ |
imperfect2 | liasse /ljas/ or /li.as/ |
liasses /ljas/ or /li.as/ |
liât /lja/ or /li.a/ |
liassions /lja.sjɔ̃/ or /li.a.sjɔ̃/ |
liassiez /lja.sje/ or /li.a.sje/ |
liassent /ljas/ or /li.as/ | |
(compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | lie /li/ |
— | lions /ljɔ̃/ or /li.ɔ̃/ |
liez /lje/ or /li.e/ |
— | |
compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → German: liieren
Further reading edit
- “lier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Verb edit
līer
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
lier f
- indefinite plural of li
Anagrams edit
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin ligāre, present active infinitive of ligō.
Verb edit
lier
Conjugation edit
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of lier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | lier | avoir lïé | |||||
gerund | en liant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | liant | ||||||
past participle | lïé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | li | lïes | lïe | lions | lïez | lïent |
imperfect | lioie, lïeie, lioe, lïeve | lioies, lïeies, lioes, lïeves | lioit, lïeit, liot, lïeve | liiiens, liiens | liiiez, liiez | lioient, lïeient, lioent, lïevent | |
preterite | liai | lias | lia | liames | liastes | lïerent | |
future | lïerai | lïeras | lïera | lïerons | lïeroiz, lïereiz, lïerez | lïeront | |
conditional | lïeroie, lïereie | lïeroies, lïereies | lïeroit, lïereit | lïeriiens, lïeriens | lïeriiez, lïeriez | lïeroient, lïereient | |
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 | li | lis | lit | lions | lïez | lïent |
imperfect | liasse | liasses | liast | liissons, liissiens | liissoiz, liissez, liissiez | liassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | lïe | — | lions | lïez | — |
Descendants edit
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