cachier

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Old French

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Etymology 1

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From Vulgar Latin *coacticāre, from Latin coactāre.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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cachier

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to hide
Conjugation
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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.

Descendants
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  • French: cacher
    • French: cache
      • English: cache (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

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See chacier.

Verb

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cachier

  1. (Old Northern French, Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of chacier (to chase)
Conjugation
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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.

Descendants
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See chacier.

Picard

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Etymology

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From Old French cachier, a northern variant of chacier, from Late Latin captiāre (capture), modification of earlier Latin captāre.

Verb

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cachier

  1. to hunt
    Quand-jou qu’ch’est qu’os irez cachier ?
    When will you hunt?

Conjugation

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