versifier

English

Etymology

From Middle English versifiour, from Old French versifieor; equivalent to versify +‎ -er.

Noun

versifier (plural versifiers)

  1. One who versifies.
  2. (derogatory) An inferior poet.

Hypernyms

Translations
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Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French versifier, borrowed from Latin versificāre (“to put into verse”), from versus (“verse”) + faciō (“to make”).

Pronunciation
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Verb

versifier

  1. to versify

Conjugation
Conjugation of versifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple versifier
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple versifiant
/vɛʁ.si.fjɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle versifié
/vɛʁ.si.fje/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present versifie
/vɛʁ.si.fi/		 versifies
/vɛʁ.si.fi/		 versifie
/vɛʁ.si.fi/		 versifions
/vɛʁ.si.fjɔ̃/		 versifiez
/vɛʁ.si.fje/		 versifient
/vɛʁ.si.fi/
imperfect versifiais
/vɛʁ.si.fjɛ/		 versifiais
/vɛʁ.si.fjɛ/		 versifiait
/vɛʁ.si.fjɛ/		 versifiions
/vɛʁ.si.fi.jɔ̃/		 versifiiez
/vɛʁ.si.fi.je/		 versifiaient
/vɛʁ.si.fjɛ/
past historic2 versifiai
/vɛʁ.si.fje/		 versifias
/vɛʁ.si.fja/		 versifia
/vɛʁ.si.fja/		 versifiâmes
/vɛʁ.si.fjam/		 versifiâtes
/vɛʁ.si.fjat/		 versifièrent
/vɛʁ.si.fjɛʁ/
future versifierai
/vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁe/		 versifieras
/vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁa/		 versifiera
/vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁa/		 versifierons
/vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/		 versifierez
/vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁe/		 versifieront
/vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional versifierais
/vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁɛ/		 versifierais
/vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁɛ/		 versifierait
/vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁɛ/		 versifierions
/vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁjɔ̃/		 versifieriez
/vɛʁ.si.fi.ʁje/		 versifieraient
/vɛʁ.si.fi.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 versifie
/vɛʁ.si.fi/		 versifies
/vɛʁ.si.fi/		 versifie
/vɛʁ.si.fi/		 versifiions
/vɛʁ.si.fi.jɔ̃/		 versifiiez
/vɛʁ.si.fi.je/		 versifient
/vɛʁ.si.fi/
imperfect2 versifiasse
/vɛʁ.si.fjas/		 versifiasses
/vɛʁ.si.fjas/		 versifiât
/vɛʁ.si.fja/		 versifiassions
/vɛʁ.si.fja.sjɔ̃/		 versifiassiez
/vɛʁ.si.fja.sje/		 versifiassent
/vɛʁ.si.fjas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — versifie
/vɛʁ.si.fi/		 — versifions
/vɛʁ.si.fjɔ̃/		 versifiez
/vɛʁ.si.fje/		 —
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).

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

versifier

  1. (Late Middle English) Alternative form of versifiour

Old French

Verb

versifier

  1. to versify, to compose verses

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of versifier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive versifier avoir versifïé
gerund en versifiant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle versifiant
past participle versifïé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present versifi versifïes versifïe versifions versifïez versifïent
imperfect versifioie, versifïeie, versifioe, versifïeve versifioies, versifïeies, versifioes, versifïeves versifioit, versifïeit, versifiot, versifïeve versifiiiens, versifiiens versifiiiez, versifiiez versifioient, versifïeient, versifioent, versifïevent
preterite versifiai versifias versifia versifiames versifiastes versifïerent
future versifïerai versifïeras versifïera versifïerons versifïeroiz, versifïereiz, versifïerez versifïeront
conditional versifïeroie, versifïereie versifïeroies, versifïereies versifïeroit, versifïereit versifïeriiens, versifïeriens versifïeriiez, versifïeriez versifïeroient, versifïereient
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 versifi versifis versifit versifions versifïez versifïent
imperfect versifiasse versifiasses versifiast versifiissons, versifiissiens versifiissoiz, versifiissez, versifiissiez versifiassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— versifïe — versifions versifïez —

Descendants
  • English: versify
  • French: versifier
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