amuïr

French

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *admūtīre, from mūtus (“mute, silent”). Analysable as a- +‎ mu(et) +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.mɥiʁ/, /a.my.iʁ/
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Verb

amuïr

  1. (takes a reflexive pronoun, linguistics) to become mute, to disappear (of a sound)

Conjugation
Conjugation of s'amuïr (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple s'amuïr
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple s’amuïssant
/sa.mɥi.sɑ̃/ or /sa.my.i.sɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle amuï
/a.mɥi/ or /a.my.i/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present m’amuïs
/ma.mɥi/ or /ma.my.i/		 t’amuïs
/ta.mɥi/ or /ta.my.i/		 s’amuït
/sa.mɥi/ or /sa.my.i/		 nous amuïssons
/nu.z‿a.mɥi.sɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.my.i.sɔ̃/		 vous amuïssez
/vu.z‿a.mɥi.se/ or /vu.z‿a.my.i.se/		 s’amuïssent
/sa.mɥis/ or /sa.my.is/
imperfect m’amuïssais
/ma.mɥi.sɛ/ or /ma.my.i.sɛ/		 t’amuïssais
/ta.mɥi.sɛ/ or /ta.my.i.sɛ/		 s’amuïssait
/sa.mɥi.sɛ/ or /sa.my.i.sɛ/		 nous amuïssions
/nu.z‿a.mɥi.sjɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.my.i.sjɔ̃/		 vous amuïssiez
/vu.z‿a.mɥi.sje/ or /vu.z‿a.my.i.sje/		 s’amuïssaient
/sa.mɥi.sɛ/ or /sa.my.i.sɛ/
past historic2 m’amuïs
/ma.mɥi/ or /ma.my.i/		 t’amuïs
/ta.mɥi/ or /ta.my.i/		 s’amuït
/sa.mɥi/ or /sa.my.i/		 nous amuïmes
/nu.z‿a.mɥim/ or /nu.z‿a.my.im/		 vous amuïtes
/vu.z‿a.mɥit/ or /vu.z‿a.my.it/		 s’amuïrent
/sa.mɥiʁ/ or /sa.my.iʁ/
future m’amuïrai
/ma.mɥi.ʁe/ or /ma.my.i.ʁe/		 t’amuïras
/ta.mɥi.ʁa/ or /ta.my.i.ʁa/		 s’amuïra
/sa.mɥi.ʁa/ or /sa.my.i.ʁa/		 nous amuïrons
/nu.z‿a.mɥi.ʁɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.my.i.ʁɔ̃/		 vous amuïrez
/vu.z‿a.mɥi.ʁe/ or /vu.z‿a.my.i.ʁe/		 s’amuïront
/sa.mɥi.ʁɔ̃/ or /sa.my.i.ʁɔ̃/
conditional m’amuïrais
/ma.mɥi.ʁɛ/ or /ma.my.i.ʁɛ/		 t’amuïrais
/ta.mɥi.ʁɛ/ or /ta.my.i.ʁɛ/		 s’amuïrait
/sa.mɥi.ʁɛ/ or /sa.my.i.ʁɛ/		 nous amuïrions
/nu.z‿a.mɥi.ʁjɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.my.i.ʁjɔ̃/		 vous amuïriez
/vu.z‿a.mɥi.ʁje/ or /vu.z‿a.my.i.ʁje/		 s’amuïraient
/sa.mɥi.ʁɛ/ or /sa.my.i.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present m’amuïsse
/ma.mɥis/ or /ma.my.is/		 t’amuïsses
/ta.mɥis/ or /ta.my.is/		 s’amuïsse
/sa.mɥis/ or /sa.my.is/		 nous amuïssions
/nu.z‿a.mɥi.sjɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.my.i.sjɔ̃/		 vous amuïssiez
/vu.z‿a.mɥi.sje/ or /vu.z‿a.my.i.sje/		 s’amuïssent
/sa.mɥis/ or /sa.my.is/
imperfect2 m’amuïsse
/ma.mɥis/ or /ma.my.is/		 t’amuïsses
/ta.mɥis/ or /ta.my.is/		 s’amuït
/sa.mɥi/ or /sa.my.i/		 nous amuïssions
/nu.z‿a.mɥi.sjɔ̃/ or /nu.z‿a.my.i.sjɔ̃/		 vous amuïssiez
/vu.z‿a.mɥi.sje/ or /vu.z‿a.my.i.sje/		 s’amuïssent
/sa.mɥis/ or /sa.my.is/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — amuïs-toi
/a.mɥi.twa/ or /a.my.i.twa/		 — amuïssons-nous
/a.mɥi.sɔ̃.nu/ or /a.my.i.sɔ̃.nu/		 amuïssez-vous
/a.mɥi.se.vu/ or /a.my.i.se.vu/		 —
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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