trebuchier

Old French

Etymology

tres- +‎ buc (“trunk, torso”) +‎ -ier

Verb

trebuchier

1. (intransitive) to fall; to fall over
2. (transitive) to knock over; to cause to fall

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 trebuchier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		trebuchier			avoir trebuchié
gerund		en trebuchant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		trebuchant
past participle		trebuchié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	trebuche	trebuches	trebuche	trebuchons	trebuchiez	trebuchent
	imperfect	trebuchoie, trebucheie, trebuchoe, trebuchieve	trebuchoies, trebucheies, trebuchoes, trebuchieves	trebuchoit, trebucheit, trebuchot, trebuchieve	trebuchiiens, trebuchiens	trebuchiiez, trebuchiez	trebuchoient, trebucheient, trebuchoent, trebuchievent
	preterite	trebuchai	trebuchas	trebucha	trebuchames	trebuchastes	trebuchierent
	future	trebucherai	trebucheras	trebuchera	trebucherons	trebucheroiz, trebuchereiz, trebucherez	trebucheront
	conditional	trebucheroie, trebuchereie	trebucheroies, trebuchereies	trebucheroit, trebuchereit	trebucheriiens, trebucheriens	trebucheriiez, trebucheriez	trebucheroient, trebuchereient
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	trebuche	trebuches	trebuche	trebuchons	trebuchiez	trebuchent
	imperfect	trebuchasse	trebuchasses	trebuchast	trebuchissons, trebuchissiens	trebuchissoiz, trebuchissez, trebuchissiez	trebuchassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	trebuche	—	trebuchons	trebuchiez	—

Descendants

• French: trébucher
• Norman: trébutchi (Jersey)