apartenir

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin appertinēre, present active infinitive of appertineō (belong to), from Latin pertineō.

Verb

apartenir

  1. to belong to
    • date?, author?, Menestrel de Reims
      Li cors le roi fut enseveliz et atourneiz si comme il apartenoit a cors de si haut roi.
      The body of the king was buried and dressed as if it belonged to the body of a very noble king.

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem apartien distinct from the unstressed stem aparten, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: appertain
  • French: appartenir

References

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