comander

Middle English

Noun

comander

1. Alternative form of comaundour

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Old French

Alternative forms

• conmander
• cumander (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *commandō, *commandāre, from Classical Latin commendō, itself from the verb mandō (“I order, I command”).

Verb

comander

1. to command, to implore
2. to request, to ask for
3. to ask (a question)
4. to recommend
   • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     Puis lor dist: "A Deu vos comant!"

     Then she said "to God I recommend you"

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of comander (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		comander			avoir comandé
gerund		en comandant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		comandant
past participle		comandé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	comant	comandes	comande	comandons	comandez	comandent
	imperfect	comandoie, comandeie, comandoe, comandeve	comandoies, comandeies, comandoes, comandeves	comandoit, comandeit, comandot, comandeve	comandiiens, comandiens	comandiiez, comandiez	comandoient, comandeient, comandoent, comandevent
	preterite	comandai	comandas	comanda	comandames	comandastes	comanderent
	future	comanderai	comanderas	comandera	comanderons	comanderoiz, comandereiz, comanderez	comanderont
	conditional	comanderoie, comandereie	comanderoies, comandereies	comanderoit, comandereit	comanderiiens, comanderiens	comanderiiez, comanderiez	comanderoient, comandereient
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	comant	comanz	comant	comandons	comandez	comandent
	imperfect	comandasse	comandasses	comandast	comandissons, comandissiens	comandissoiz, comandissez, comandissiez	comandassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	comande	—	comandons	comandez	—

Descendants

• → English: command
• French: commander
• Norman: c'mander