dancer
See also: Dancer
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English dauncer, dawncere, dancere, equivalent to dance + -er.
Pronunciation
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːnsə(ɹ), -ænse(ɹ)
Noun
dancer (plural dancers)
- a person who dances, usually as a job or profession
- (euphemistic) a stripper
- Synonym: exotic dancer
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
person who dances
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a female person who dances
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euphemism for stripper
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Anagrams
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French dancier (“to dance”).
Verb
dancer
- to dance
Conjugation
- As parler except c becomes ç before a and o. May remain c in older manuscripts.
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of dancer
infinitive | simple | dancer | |||||
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compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
present participle1 or gerund2 | simple | dançant | |||||
compound | present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past participle | dancé | ||||||
singular | plural | ||||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ie (i’) | tu | il, elle | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
(simple tenses) |
present | dance | dances | dance | dançons | dancez | dancent |
imperfect | dançois, dançoys | dançois, dançoys | dançoit, dançoyt | dancions, dançons | danciez, dancyez | dançoient, dançoyent | |
past historic | dança | danças | dança | dançasmes | dançastes | dancerent | |
future | dancerai, danceray | danceras | dancera | dancerons | dancerez | danceront | |
conditional | dancerois, danceroys | dancerois, danceroys | danceroit, danceroyt | dancerions, danceryons | danceriez, danceryez | danceroient, danceroyent | |
(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 | dance | dances | dance | dançons | dancez | dancent |
imperfect | dançasse | dançasses | dançast | dançassions | dançassiez | dançassent | |
(compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | – | – | ||||
simple | — | dance | — | dançons | dancez | — | |
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). |
Old French
Verb
dancer
- Alternative form of dancier
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of dancer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | dancer | avoir dancé | |||||
gerund | en dançant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | dançant | ||||||
past participle | dancé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | danz | dances | dance | dançons | dancez | dancent |
imperfect | dançoie, danceie, dançoe, danceve | dançoies, danceies, dançoes, danceves | dançoit, danceit, dançot, danceve | danciiens, danciens | danciiez, danciez | dançoient, danceient, dançoent, dancevent | |
preterite | dançai | danças | dança | dançames | dançastes | dancerent | |
future | dancerai | danceras | dancera | dancerons | danceroiz, dancereiz, dancerez | danceront | |
conditional | danceroie, dancereie | danceroies, dancereies | danceroit, dancereit | danceriiens, danceriens | danceriiez, danceriez | danceroient, dancereient | |
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 | danz | danz | danzt | dançons | dancez | dancent |
imperfect | dançasse | dançasses | dançast | dancissons, dancissiens | dancissoiz, dancissez, dancissiez | dançassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | dance | — | dançons | dancez | — |
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