mortifier

English

Alternative forms
  • mortifiar (Scots, [17th century])

Etymology

mortify +‎ -er; compare French mortifieur

Noun

mortifier (plural mortifiers)

  1. One who, or that which, mortifies

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mortificāre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɔʁ.ti.fje/
  • Audio(file)

Verb

mortifier

  1. to mortify, humiliate

Conjugation
Conjugation of mortifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple mortifier
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple mortifiant
/mɔʁ.ti.fjɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle mortifié
/mɔʁ.ti.fje/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present mortifie
/mɔʁ.ti.fi/		 mortifies
/mɔʁ.ti.fi/		 mortifie
/mɔʁ.ti.fi/		 mortifions
/mɔʁ.ti.fjɔ̃/		 mortifiez
/mɔʁ.ti.fje/		 mortifient
/mɔʁ.ti.fi/
imperfect mortifiais
/mɔʁ.ti.fjɛ/		 mortifiais
/mɔʁ.ti.fjɛ/		 mortifiait
/mɔʁ.ti.fjɛ/		 mortifiions
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.jɔ̃/		 mortifiiez
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.je/		 mortifiaient
/mɔʁ.ti.fjɛ/
past historic2 mortifiai
/mɔʁ.ti.fje/		 mortifias
/mɔʁ.ti.fja/		 mortifia
/mɔʁ.ti.fja/		 mortifiâmes
/mɔʁ.ti.fjam/		 mortifiâtes
/mɔʁ.ti.fjat/		 mortifièrent
/mɔʁ.ti.fjɛʁ/
future mortifierai
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁe/		 mortifieras
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁa/		 mortifiera
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁa/		 mortifierons
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɔ̃/		 mortifierez
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁe/		 mortifieront
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional mortifierais
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/		 mortifierais
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/		 mortifierait
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/		 mortifierions
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁjɔ̃/		 mortifieriez
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁje/		 mortifieraient
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.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 mortifie
/mɔʁ.ti.fi/		 mortifies
/mɔʁ.ti.fi/		 mortifie
/mɔʁ.ti.fi/		 mortifiions
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.jɔ̃/		 mortifiiez
/mɔʁ.ti.fi.je/		 mortifient
/mɔʁ.ti.fi/
imperfect2 mortifiasse
/mɔʁ.ti.fjas/		 mortifiasses
/mɔʁ.ti.fjas/		 mortifiât
/mɔʁ.ti.fja/		 mortifiassions
/mɔʁ.ti.fja.sjɔ̃/		 mortifiassiez
/mɔʁ.ti.fja.sje/		 mortifiassent
/mɔʁ.ti.fjas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — mortifie
/mɔʁ.ti.fi/		 — mortifions
/mɔʁ.ti.fjɔ̃/		 mortifiez
/mɔʁ.ti.fje/		 —
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).

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

Latin mortificō.

Verb

mortifier

  1. (chiefly figuratively) to kill; to render dead
    • 1586, Henry Suso, Oeuvres spirituelles, page 21:
      mortifier en nous toute sensualité
      kill in us all sensuality
  2. to mortify (discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on)

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of mortifier
infinitive simple mortifier
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple mortifiant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle mortifié
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present mortifie mortifies mortifie mortifions mortifiez mortifient
imperfect mortifiois, mortifioys mortifiois, mortifioys mortifioit, mortifioyt mortifiions, mortifiyons mortifiiez, mortifiyez mortifioient, mortifioyent
past historic mortifia mortifias mortifia mortifiasmes mortifiastes mortifierent
future mortifierai, mortifieray mortifieras mortifiera mortifierons mortifierez mortifieront
conditional mortifierois, mortifieroys mortifierois, mortifieroys mortifieroit, mortifieroyt mortifierions, mortifieryons mortifieriez, mortifieryez mortifieroient, mortifieroyent
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present mortifie mortifies mortifie mortifions mortifiez mortifient
imperfect mortifiasse mortifiasses mortifiast mortifiassions mortifiassiez mortifiassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — mortifie — mortifions mortifiez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Descendants
  • → English: mortify
  • French: mortifier

Old French

Etymology

Latin mortificō.

Verb

mortifier

  1. to kill; to render dead

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of mortifier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive mortifier avoir mortifïé
gerund en mortifiant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle mortifiant
past participle mortifïé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present mortifi mortifïes mortifïe mortifions mortifïez mortifïent
imperfect mortifioie, mortifïeie, mortifioe, mortifïeve mortifioies, mortifïeies, mortifioes, mortifïeves mortifioit, mortifïeit, mortifiot, mortifïeve mortifiiiens, mortifiiens mortifiiiez, mortifiiez mortifioient, mortifïeient, mortifioent, mortifïevent
preterite mortifiai mortifias mortifia mortifiames mortifiastes mortifïerent
future mortifïerai mortifïeras mortifïera mortifïerons mortifïeroiz, mortifïereiz, mortifïerez mortifïeront
conditional mortifïeroie, mortifïereie mortifïeroies, mortifïereies mortifïeroit, mortifïereit mortifïeriiens, mortifïeriens mortifïeriiez, mortifïeriez mortifïeroient, mortifïereient
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 mortifi mortifis mortifit mortifions mortifïez mortifïent
imperfect mortifiasse mortifiasses mortifiast mortifiissons, mortifiissiens mortifiissoiz, mortifiissez, mortifiissiez mortifiassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— mortifïe — mortifions mortifïez —

Descendants
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