ensevelir

French

Etymology

From en- + Old French sevelir, from Latin sepelīre, presumably via Vulgar Latin sepellīre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).liʁ/
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Verb

ensevelir

  1. (transitive) to bury, to entomb
  2. (transitive) to cover with earth
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to bury (hide something)
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to bury oneself, hide away

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 ensevelir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple ensevelir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple ensevelissant
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle enseveli
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present ensevelis
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/		 ensevelis
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/		 ensevelit
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/		 ensevelissons
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sɔ̃/		 ensevelissez
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.se/		 ensevelissent
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/
imperfect ensevelissais
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sɛ/		 ensevelissais
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sɛ/		 ensevelissait
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sɛ/		 ensevelissions
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sjɔ̃/		 ensevelissiez
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sje/		 ensevelissaient
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sɛ/
past historic2 ensevelis
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/		 ensevelis
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/		 ensevelit
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/		 ensevelîmes
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lim/		 ensevelîtes
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lit/		 ensevelirent
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).liʁ/
future ensevelirai
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁe/		 enseveliras
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁa/		 ensevelira
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁa/		 ensevelirons
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁɔ̃/		 ensevelirez
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁe/		 enseveliront
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁɔ̃/
conditional ensevelirais
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁɛ/		 ensevelirais
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁɛ/		 ensevelirait
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁɛ/		 ensevelirions
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁjɔ̃/		 enseveliriez
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.ʁje/		 enseveliraient
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.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 ensevelisse
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/		 ensevelisses
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/		 ensevelisse
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/		 ensevelissions
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sjɔ̃/		 ensevelissiez
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sje/		 ensevelissent
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/
imperfect2 ensevelisse
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/		 ensevelisses
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/		 ensevelît
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/		 ensevelissions
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sjɔ̃/		 ensevelissiez
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sje/		 ensevelissent
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).lis/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ensevelis
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li/		 — ensevelissons
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.sɔ̃/		 ensevelissez
/ɑ̃.sə.v(ə).li.se/		 —
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).

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Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From en- +‎ sevelir.

Verb

ensevelir

  1. to bury; to inter; to inhume

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 ensevelir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive ensevelir avoir enseveli
gerund en ensevelissant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle ensevelissant
past participle enseveli
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present ensevelis ensevelis ensevelist ensevelissons ensevelissez ensevelissent
imperfect ensevelissoie, ensevelisseie ensevelissoies, ensevelisseies ensevelissoit, ensevelisseit ensevelissiiens, ensevelissiens ensevelissiiez, ensevelissiez ensevelissoient, ensevelisseient
preterite enseveli ensevelis enseveli ensevelimes ensevelistes ensevelirent
future ensevelirai enseveliras ensevelira ensevelirons enseveliroiz, ensevelireiz, ensevelirez enseveliront
conditional enseveliroie, ensevelireie enseveliroies, ensevelireies enseveliroit, ensevelireit enseveliriiens, enseveliriens enseveliriiez, enseveliriez enseveliroient, ensevelireient
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 ensevelisse ensevelisses ensevelisse ensevelissons ensevelissez ensevelissent
imperfect ensevelisse ensevelisses ensevelist ensevelissons, ensevelissiens ensevelissoiz, ensevelissez, ensevelissiez ensevelissent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— ensevelis — ensevelissons ensevelissez —
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