emboucher

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French emboucher, from Old French embouchier. By surface analysis, en- +‎ bouche +‎ -er. Possibly corresponds to a Vulgar Latin *imbuccāre, from Latin bucca (compare Portuguese and Spanish embocar, Italian imboccare, Romanian îmbuca).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bu.ʃe/
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Verb

emboucher

  1. to place one's lips against the mouthpiece of a wind instrument
  2. to place the bit in a horse's mouth
  3. (informal) to tell off, to antagonize
  4. (reflexive, informal) to argue

Conjugation
Conjugation of emboucher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple emboucher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple embouchant
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle embouché
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present embouche
/ɑ̃.buʃ/		 embouches
/ɑ̃.buʃ/		 embouche
/ɑ̃.buʃ/		 embouchons
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃɔ̃/		 embouchez
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃe/		 embouchent
/ɑ̃.buʃ/
imperfect embouchais
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃɛ/		 embouchais
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃɛ/		 embouchait
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃɛ/		 embouchions
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃjɔ̃/		 embouchiez
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃje/		 embouchaient
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃɛ/
past historic2 embouchai
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃe/		 embouchas
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃa/		 emboucha
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃa/		 embouchâmes
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃam/		 embouchâtes
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃat/		 embouchèrent
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃɛʁ/
future emboucherai
/ɑ̃.buʃ.ʁe/		 emboucheras
/ɑ̃.buʃ.ʁa/		 embouchera
/ɑ̃.buʃ.ʁa/		 emboucherons
/ɑ̃.buʃ.ʁɔ̃/		 emboucherez
/ɑ̃.buʃ.ʁe/		 emboucheront
/ɑ̃.buʃ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional emboucherais
/ɑ̃.buʃ.ʁɛ/		 emboucherais
/ɑ̃.buʃ.ʁɛ/		 emboucherait
/ɑ̃.buʃ.ʁɛ/		 emboucherions
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/		 emboucheriez
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃə.ʁje/		 emboucheraient
/ɑ̃.buʃ.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present embouche
/ɑ̃.buʃ/		 embouches
/ɑ̃.buʃ/		 embouche
/ɑ̃.buʃ/		 embouchions
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃjɔ̃/		 embouchiez
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃje/		 embouchent
/ɑ̃.buʃ/
imperfect2 embouchasse
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃas/		 embouchasses
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃas/		 embouchât
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃa/		 embouchassions
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃa.sjɔ̃/		 embouchassiez
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃa.sje/		 embouchassent
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — embouche
/ɑ̃.buʃ/		 — embouchons
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃɔ̃/		 embouchez
/ɑ̃.bu.ʃe/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + 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).

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

Old French embouchier, from en- +‎ bouche +‎ -ier.

Verb

emboucher

  1. to inform (keep someone informed)

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of emboucher
infinitive simple emboucher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple embouchant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle embouché
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present embouche embouches embouche embouchons embouchez embouchent
imperfect embouchois, embouchoys embouchois, embouchoys embouchoit, embouchoyt embouchions, embouchyons embouchiez, embouchyez embouchoient, embouchoyent
past historic emboucha embouchas emboucha embouchasmes embouchastes emboucherent
future emboucherai, emboucheray emboucheras embouchera emboucherons emboucherez emboucheront
conditional emboucherois, emboucheroys emboucherois, emboucheroys emboucheroit, emboucheroyt emboucherions, emboucheryons emboucheriez, emboucheryez emboucheroient, emboucheroyent
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present embouche embouches embouche embouchons embouchez embouchent
imperfect embouchasse embouchasses embouchast embouchassions embouchassiez embouchassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — embouche — embouchons embouchez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants
  • French: emboucher

References
  • emboucher on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
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