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florir

florir

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Verb

florir ‎(first-person singular present floreixo, past participle florit)

  1. to bloom, to blossom, to flower
  2. to become mouldy/moldy

Conjugation

Related terms

French

Etymology

Alternative form of fleurir.

Verb

florir

  1. to flourish, to be prosperous

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

  Conjugation of florir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive florir avoir flori
gerund en florissant en ayant flori
present participle florissant
/flɔ.ʁi.sɑ̃/
past participle flori
/flɔ.ʁi/
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il nous vous ils
simple
tenses		 present floris
/flɔ.ʁi/ 		floris
/flɔ.ʁi/ 		florit
/flɔ.ʁi/ 		florissons
/flɔ.ʁi.sɔ̃/ 		florissez
/flɔ.ʁi.se/ 		florissent
/flɔ.ʁis/
imperfect florissais
/flɔ.ʁi.sɛ/ 		florissais
/flɔ.ʁi.sɛ/ 		florissait
/flɔ.ʁi.sɛ/ 		florissions
/flɔ.ʁi.sjɔ̃/ 		florissiez
/flɔ.ʁi.sje/ 		florissaient
/flɔ.ʁi.sɛ/
past historic1 floris
/flɔ.ʁi/ 		floris
/flɔ.ʁi/ 		florit
/flɔ.ʁi/ 		florîmes
/flɔ.ʁim/ 		florîtes
/flɔ.ʁit/ 		florirent
/flɔ.ʁiʁ/
future florirai
/flɔ.ʁi.ʁe/ 		floriras
/flɔ.ʁi.ʁa/ 		florira
/flɔ.ʁi.ʁa/ 		florirons
/flɔ.ʁi.ʁɔ̃/ 		florirez
/flɔ.ʁi.ʁe/ 		floriront
/flɔ.ʁi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional florirais
/flɔ.ʁi.ʁɛ/ 		florirais
/flɔ.ʁi.ʁɛ/ 		florirait
/flɔ.ʁi.ʁɛ/ 		floririons
/flɔ.ʁi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		floririez
/flɔ.ʁi.ʁje/ 		floriraient
/flɔ.ʁi.ʁɛ/
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 anterior1 Use the past historic 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 je (j’) que tu qu’il que nous que vous qu’ils
simple
tenses		 present florisse
/flɔ.ʁis/ 		florisses
/flɔ.ʁis/ 		florisse
/flɔ.ʁis/ 		florissions
/flɔ.ʁi.sjɔ̃/ 		florissiez
/flɔ.ʁi.sje/ 		florissent
/flɔ.ʁis/
imperfect1 florisse
/flɔ.ʁis/ 		florisses
/flɔ.ʁis/ 		florît
/flɔ.ʁi/ 		florissions
/flɔ.ʁi.sjɔ̃/ 		florissiez
/flɔ.ʁi.sje/ 		florissent
/flɔ.ʁis/
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect1 Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— floris
/flɔ.ʁi/ 		— florissons
/flɔ.ʁi.sɔ̃/ 		florissez
/flɔ.ʁi.se/ 		—
1literary tenses

Synonyms

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Provençal florir, from Vulgar Latin *florīre (with conjugation influenced by Latin flōrēscere, present active infinitive of flōrēscō), from flōreō.

Verb

florir

  1. to flower

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *florīre (with conjugation influenced by Latin flōrēscere, present active infinitive of flōrēscō), from flōreō.

Verb

florir

  1. (of a plant) to blossom; to bloom
  2. (figuratively) to flourish; to bloom
    • circa 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
      « Dex !, qui est cist an cui si granz biautez florist? [»]
      "God! Who is this in whom such beauty blossoms?"

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of florir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive florir avoir flori
gerund en florissant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle florissant
past participle flori
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present floris floris florist florissons florissez florissent
imperfect florissoie, florisseie florissoies, florisseies florissoit, florisseit florissiiens, florissiens florissiiez, florissiez florissoient, florisseient
preterite flori floris flori florimes floristes florirent
future florirai floriras florira florirons floriroiz, florireiz, florirez floriront
conditional floriroie, florireie floriroies, florireies floriroit, florireit floririiens, floririens floririiez, floririez floriroient, florireient
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 florisse florisses florisse florissons florissez florissent
imperfect florisse florisses florist florissons, florissiens florissoiz, florissez, florissiez florissent
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 –
— floris — florissons florissez —

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Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *florīre from Latin flōreō.

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /flo.ˈɾi(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /flo.ˈɾi(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /flu.ˈɾiɾ/

Verb

florir ‎(past participle florido)

  1. to flower; to blossom (to put forth blooms)
  2. to adorn with flowers

Conjugation

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (blossom): desflorescer, desflorir, murchar

Related terms

  • florígero
  • florilégio
  • floríparo
  • florista
  • florístico
  • floromania

Etymology

From Old Provençal florir, from Vulgar Latin *florīre (with conjugation influenced by Latin flōrēscere, present active infinitive of flōrēscō), from flōreō.

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