descovrir

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, present active infinitive of discooperiō, from Latin dis- + cooperiō; equivalent to des- +‎ covrir. Compare Modern Spanish descubrir.

Verb

descovrir

  1. to uncover, to reveal
  2. (by extension) to discover
    • c. 1250, Marie de France, Guigemar:
      Amur li dune hardement, il li descovre sun talent.
      Love gave him boldness, he discovered his own desire.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem descuevr distinct from the unstressed stem descovr, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of descovrir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive descovrir avoir descovert, descovri
gerund en descovrant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle descovrant
past participle descovert, descovri
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present descuevre descuevres descuevre descovrons descovrez descuevrent
imperfect descovroie, descovreie descovroies, descovreies descovroit, descovreit descovriiens, descovriens descovriiez, descovriez descovroient, descovreient
preterite descovri descovris descovri descovrimes descovristes descovrirent
future descovrerai descovreras descovrera descovrerons descovreroiz, descovrereiz, descovrerez descovreront
conditional descovreroie, descovrereie descovreroies, descovrereies descovreroit, descovrereit descovreriiens, descovreriens descovreriiez, descovreriez descovreroient, descovrereient
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 descuevre descuevres descuevre descovrons descovrez descuevrent
imperfect descovrisse descovrisses descovrist descovrissons, descovrissiens descovrissoiz, descovrissez, descovrissiez descovrissent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— descuevre — descovrons descovrez —

Descendants
  • → English: discover
  • French: découvrir
  • Norman: dêcouvri (Jersey)
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