tremper

See also: Tremper

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French tremper, a metathesis of Old French temprer, from Latin temperāre (“mix, moderate”). Doublet of tempérer, a borrowing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃.pe/
  • audio(file)

Verb

tremper

  1. (transitive) to soak, to drench, to wet
  2. (transitive) to dip, to dunk, to immerse
  3. (transitive) to temper (metal), to harden

Conjugation
Conjugation of tremper (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple tremper
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple trempant
/tʁɑ̃.pɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle trempé
/tʁɑ̃.pe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present trempe
/tʁɑ̃p/		 trempes
/tʁɑ̃p/		 trempe
/tʁɑ̃p/		 trempons
/tʁɑ̃.pɔ̃/		 trempez
/tʁɑ̃.pe/		 trempent
/tʁɑ̃p/
imperfect trempais
/tʁɑ̃.pɛ/		 trempais
/tʁɑ̃.pɛ/		 trempait
/tʁɑ̃.pɛ/		 trempions
/tʁɑ̃.pjɔ̃/		 trempiez
/tʁɑ̃.pje/		 trempaient
/tʁɑ̃.pɛ/
past historic2 trempai
/tʁɑ̃.pe/		 trempas
/tʁɑ̃.pa/		 trempa
/tʁɑ̃.pa/		 trempâmes
/tʁɑ̃.pam/		 trempâtes
/tʁɑ̃.pat/		 trempèrent
/tʁɑ̃.pɛʁ/
future tremperai
/tʁɑ̃.pʁe/		 tremperas
/tʁɑ̃.pʁa/		 trempera
/tʁɑ̃.pʁa/		 tremperons
/tʁɑ̃.pʁɔ̃/		 tremperez
/tʁɑ̃.pʁe/		 tremperont
/tʁɑ̃.pʁɔ̃/
conditional tremperais
/tʁɑ̃.pʁɛ/		 tremperais
/tʁɑ̃.pʁɛ/		 tremperait
/tʁɑ̃.pʁɛ/		 tremperions
/tʁɑ̃.pə.ʁjɔ̃/		 tremperiez
/tʁɑ̃.pə.ʁje/		 tremperaient
/tʁɑ̃.pʁɛ/
(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 trempe
/tʁɑ̃p/		 trempes
/tʁɑ̃p/		 trempe
/tʁɑ̃p/		 trempions
/tʁɑ̃.pjɔ̃/		 trempiez
/tʁɑ̃.pje/		 trempent
/tʁɑ̃p/
imperfect2 trempasse
/tʁɑ̃.pas/		 trempasses
/tʁɑ̃.pas/		 trempât
/tʁɑ̃.pa/		 trempassions
/tʁɑ̃.pa.sjɔ̃/		 trempassiez
/tʁɑ̃.pa.sje/		 trempassent
/tʁɑ̃.pas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — trempe
/tʁɑ̃p/		 — trempons
/tʁɑ̃.pɔ̃/		 trempez
/tʁɑ̃.pe/		 —
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

Metathesis of Old French temprer.

Verb

tremper

  1. to soak; to drench

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of tremper
infinitive simple tremper
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple trempant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle trempé
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present trempe trempes trempe trempons trempez trempent
imperfect trempois, trempoys trempois, trempoys trempoit, trempoyt trempions, trempyons trempiez, trempyez trempoient, trempoyent
past historic trempa trempas trempa trempasmes trempastes tremperent
future tremperai, tremperay tremperas trempera tremperons tremperez tremperont
conditional tremperois, tremperoys tremperois, tremperoys tremperoit, tremperoyt tremperions, tremperyons tremperiez, tremperyez tremperoient, tremperoyent
(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 trempe trempes trempe trempons trempez trempent
imperfect trempasse trempasses trempast trempassions trempassiez trempassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — trempe — trempons trempez —
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
  • French: tremper

Norman

Etymology

Metathesis of Old French temprer (“to temper, moderate”), from Latin temperō, temperāre (“mix, moderate”, verb).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Jersey)(file)

Verb

tremper

  1. (Jersey) to dip
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