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changier

changier

Norman

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Verb

changier

  1. (Guernsey) to change

Old French

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Etymology

From Late Latin cambiāre, from Latin cambīre, present active infinitive of cambiō ‎(“I exchange, barter”) (compare Italian cambiare, Portuguese cambiar, Romanian schimb, Spanish cambiar), from Gaulish cambion, *kambyom ‎(“change”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos ‎(“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- ‎(“crooked”).

Verb

changier

  1. to change; to make a change

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Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. In addition, g becomes j before an a or an o to keep the /dʒ/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of changier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive changier avoir changié
gerund en chanjant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle chanjant
past participle changié
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present change changes change chanjons changiez changent
imperfect chanjoie, changeie, chanjoe, changieve chanjoies, changeies, chanjoes, changieves chanjoit, changeit, chanjot, changieve changiiens, changiens changiiez, changiez chanjoient, changeient, chanjoent, changievent
preterite chanjai chanjas chanja chanjames chanjastes changierent
future changerai changeras changera changerons changeroiz, changereiz, changerez changeront
conditional changeroie, changereie changeroies, changereies changeroit, changereit changeriiens, changeriens changeriiez, changeriez changeroient, changereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present change changes change chanjons changiez changent
imperfect chanjasse chanjasses chanjast changissons, changissiens changissoiz, changissez, changissiez chanjassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— change — chanjons changiez —

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Etymology

From Old French changier, from Latin cambiō ‎(“I exchange, barter”), from Gaulish cambion, *kambyom ‎(“change”), from Proto-Celtic *kambos ‎(“twisted, crooked”), from Proto-Indo-European *kamp- ‎(“crooked”).

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