acouchier

Old French

Verb

acouchier

1. to give birth

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. 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 acouchier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		acouchier			avoir acouchié
gerund		en acouchant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		acouchant
past participle		acouchié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	acouche	acouches	acouche	acouchons	acouchiez	acouchent
	imperfect	acouchoie, acoucheie, acouchoe, acouchieve	acouchoies, acoucheies, acouchoes, acouchieves	acouchoit, acoucheit, acouchot, acouchieve	acouchiiens, acouchiens	acouchiiez, acouchiez	acouchoient, acoucheient, acouchoent, acouchievent
	preterite	acouchai	acouchas	acoucha	acouchames	acouchastes	acouchierent
	future	acoucherai	acoucheras	acouchera	acoucherons	acoucheroiz, acouchereiz, acoucherez	acoucheront
	conditional	acoucheroie, acouchereie	acoucheroies, acouchereies	acoucheroit, acouchereit	acoucheriiens, acoucheriens	acoucheriiez, acoucheriez	acoucheroient, acouchereient
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	acouche	acouches	acouche	acouchons	acouchiez	acouchent
	imperfect	acouchasse	acouchasses	acouchast	acouchissons, acouchissiens	acouchissoiz, acouchissez, acouchissiez	acouchassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	acouche	—	acouchons	acouchiez	—

Descendants

• French: accoucher
• Norman: accouocher