emprisonner

French

Etymology

From Old French, see below.

Pronunciation
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Verb

emprisonner

  1. to imprison

Conjugation
Conjugation of emprisonner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple emprisonner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple emprisonnant
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle emprisonné
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present emprisonne
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn/		 emprisonnes
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn/		 emprisonne
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn/		 emprisonnons
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nɔ̃/		 emprisonnez
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.ne/		 emprisonnent
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn/
imperfect emprisonnais
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nɛ/		 emprisonnais
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nɛ/		 emprisonnait
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nɛ/		 emprisonnions
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.njɔ̃/		 emprisonniez
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nje/		 emprisonnaient
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nɛ/
past historic2 emprisonnai
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.ne/		 emprisonnas
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.na/		 emprisonna
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.na/		 emprisonnâmes
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nam/		 emprisonnâtes
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nat/		 emprisonnèrent
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nɛʁ/
future emprisonnerai
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn.ʁe/		 emprisonneras
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn.ʁa/		 emprisonnera
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn.ʁa/		 emprisonnerons
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn.ʁɔ̃/		 emprisonnerez
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn.ʁe/		 emprisonneront
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn.ʁɔ̃/
conditional emprisonnerais
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn.ʁɛ/		 emprisonnerais
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn.ʁɛ/		 emprisonnerait
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn.ʁɛ/		 emprisonnerions
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nə.ʁjɔ̃/		 emprisonneriez
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nə.ʁje/		 emprisonneraient
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn.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 emprisonne
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn/		 emprisonnes
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn/		 emprisonne
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn/		 emprisonnions
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.njɔ̃/		 emprisonniez
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nje/		 emprisonnent
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn/
imperfect2 emprisonnasse
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nas/		 emprisonnasses
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nas/		 emprisonnât
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.na/		 emprisonnassions
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.na.sjɔ̃/		 emprisonnassiez
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.na.sje/		 emprisonnassent
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — emprisonne
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔn/		 — emprisonnons
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.nɔ̃/		 emprisonnez
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.ne/		 —
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

Norman

Etymology

From Old French emprisonner.

Verb

emprisonner

  1. (Jersey) to imprison

Synonyms

Antonyms

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

en- +‎ prison +‎ -er

Verb

emprisonner

  1. to imprison

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-nn, *-nns, *-nnt are modified to n, ns, nt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of emprisonner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive emprisonner avoir emprisonné
gerund en emprisonnant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle emprisonnant
past participle emprisonné
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present emprison emprisonnes emprisonne emprisonnons emprisonnez emprisonnent
imperfect emprisonnoie, emprisonneie, emprisonnoe, emprisonneve emprisonnoies, emprisonneies, emprisonnoes, emprisonneves emprisonnoit, emprisonneit, emprisonnot, emprisonneve emprisonniiens, emprisonniens emprisonniiez, emprisonniez emprisonnoient, emprisonneient, emprisonnoent, emprisonnevent
preterite emprisonnai emprisonnas emprisonna emprisonnames emprisonnastes emprisonnerent
future emprisonnerai emprisonneras emprisonnera emprisonnerons emprisonneroiz, emprisonnereiz, emprisonnerez emprisonneront
conditional emprisonneroie, emprisonnereie emprisonneroies, emprisonnereies emprisonneroit, emprisonnereit emprisonneriiens, emprisonneriens emprisonneriiez, emprisonneriez emprisonneroient, emprisonnereient
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 emprison emprisons emprisont emprisonnons emprisonnez emprisonnent
imperfect emprisonnasse emprisonnasses emprisonnast emprisonnissons, emprisonnissiens emprisonnissoiz, emprisonnissez, emprisonnissiez emprisonnassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— emprisonne — emprisonnons emprisonnez —

Descendants
  • → English: imprison
  • French: emprisonner
  • Norman: emprisonner
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