espouser

English

Etymology

espouse +‎ -er

Noun

espouser (plural espousers)

  1. One who espouses; one who embraces or adopts a cause.

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French espouser, from Latin spōnsāre, present active infinitive of spōnsō.

Verb

espouser

  1. (transitive) to marry

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of espouser
infinitive simple espouser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple espousant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle espousé
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present espouse espouses espouse espousons espousez espousent
imperfect espousois, espousoys espousois, espousoys espousoit, espousoyt espousions, espousyons espousiez, espousyez espousoient, espousoyent
past historic espousa espousas espousa espousasmes espousastes espouserent
future espouserai, espouseray espouseras espousera espouserons espouserez espouseront
conditional espouserois, espouseroys espouserois, espouseroys espouseroit, espouseroyt espouserions, espouseryons espouseriez, espouseryez espouseroient, espouseroyent
(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 espouse espouses espouse espousons espousez espousent
imperfect espousasse espousasses espousast espousassions espousassiez espousassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — espouse — espousons espousez —
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).

Synonyms

Descendants
  • French: épouser

Old French

Etymology

From Latin spōnsāre, present active infinitive of spōnsō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /espɔwˈzeːɾ/

Verb

espouser

  1. (transitive) to marry

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. This verb has a stressed present stem espeus distinct from the unstressed stem espous. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of espouser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive espouser avoir espousé
gerund en espousant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle espousant
past participle espousé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present espeus espeuses espeuse espousons espousez espeusent
imperfect espousoie, espouseie, espousoe, espouseve espousoies, espouseies, espousoes, espouseves espousoit, espouseit, espousot, espouseve espousiiens, espousiens espousiiez, espousiez espousoient, espouseient, espousoent, espousevent
preterite espousai espousas espousa espousames espousastes espouserent
future espouserai espouseras espousera espouserons espouseroiz, espousereiz, espouserez espouseront
conditional espouseroie, espousereie espouseroies, espousereies espouseroit, espousereit espouseriiens, espouseriens espouseriiez, espouseriez espouseroient, espousereient
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 espeus espeus espeust espousons espousez espeusent
imperfect espousasse espousasses espousast espousissons, espousissiens espousissoiz, espousissez, espousissiez espousassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— espeuse — espousons espousez —

Quotations
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:espouser.

Synonyms

Descendants
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