flatir

Old French

Etymology

From Frankish *flattjan (“to move or strike with the palm of one's hand”), from Proto-Germanic *flatjaną (“to flatten”).

Verb

flatir

1. to knock over

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		flatir			avoir flati
gerund		en flatissant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		flatissant
past participle		flati
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	flatis	flatis	flatist	flatissons	flatissez	flatissent
	imperfect	flatissoie, flatisseie	flatissoies, flatisseies	flatissoit, flatisseit	flatissiiens, flatissiens	flatissiiez, flatissiez	flatissoient, flatisseient
	preterite	flati	flatis	flati	flatimes	flatistes	flatirent
	future	flatirai	flatiras	flatira	flatirons	flatiroiz, flatireiz, flatirez	flatiront
	conditional	flatiroie, flatireie	flatiroies, flatireies	flatiroit, flatireit	flatiriiens, flatiriens	flatiriiez, flatiriez	flatiroient, flatireient
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	flatisse	flatisses	flatisse	flatissons	flatissez	flatissent
	imperfect	flatisse	flatisses	flatist	flatissons, flatissiens	flatissoiz, flatissez, flatissiez	flatissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	flatis	—	flatissons	flatissez	—

Descendants

• ⇒ Old French: flastrir
  • Middle French: flestrir
    • French: flétrir
• → Middle English: flatten
  • English: flat