alaitier

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin allactāre, derived from Latin lac (“milk”, noun). By surface analysis, a- +‎ lait +‎ -ier.

Verb

alaitier

1. to breastfeed

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 *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		alaitier			avoir alaitié
gerund		en alaitant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		alaitant
past participle		alaitié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	alait	alaites	alaite	alaitons	alaitiez	alaitent
	imperfect	alaitoie, alaiteie, alaitoe, alaitieve	alaitoies, alaiteies, alaitoes, alaitieves	alaitoit, alaiteit, alaitot, alaitieve	alaitiiens, alaitiens	alaitiiez, alaitiez	alaitoient, alaiteient, alaitoent, alaitievent
	preterite	alaitai	alaitas	alaita	alaitames	alaitastes	alaitierent
	future	alaiterai	alaiteras	alaitera	alaiterons	alaiteroiz, alaitereiz, alaiterez	alaiteront
	conditional	alaiteroie, alaitereie	alaiteroies, alaitereies	alaiteroit, alaitereit	alaiteriiens, alaiteriens	alaiteriiez, alaiteriez	alaiteroient, alaitereient
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	alait	alaiz	alait	alaitons	alaitiez	alaitent
	imperfect	alaitasse	alaitasses	alaitast	alaitissons, alaitissiens	alaitissoiz, alaitissez, alaitissiez	alaitassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	alaite	—	alaitons	alaitiez	—

Descendants

• French: allaiter
  • → Romanian: alăpta (calque)
    • → Aromanian: alãptedz