esmer

See also: esmér

Old French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin aestimāre, present active infinitive of aestimō, possibly with the prefix ad- (cf. Medieval Latin adaestimare). Eventually replaced with a borrowing in Middle and modern French (estimer), as this word came too close in pronunciation to aimer.

Verb

esmer

1. to estimate; to work out through thought
2. to like; to love; to respect

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		esmer			avoir esmé
gerund		en esmant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		esmant
past participle		esmé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	esme	esmes	esme	esmons	esmez	esment
	imperfect	esmoie, esmeie, esmoe, esmeve	esmoies, esmeies, esmoes, esmeves	esmoit, esmeit, esmot, esmeve	esmiiens, esmiens	esmiiez, esmiez	esmoient, esmeient, esmoent, esmevent
	preterite	esmai	esmas	esma	esmames	esmastes	esmerent
	future	esmerai	esmeras	esmera	esmerons	esmeroiz, esmereiz, esmerez	esmeront
	conditional	esmeroie, esmereie	esmeroies, esmereies	esmeroit, esmereit	esmeriiens, esmeriens	esmeriiez, esmeriez	esmeroient, esmereient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	esme	esmes	esme	esmons	esmez	esment
	imperfect	esmasse	esmasses	esmast	esmissons, esmissiens	esmissoiz, esmissez, esmissiez	esmassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	esme	—	esmons	esmez	—

Descendants

• English: to aim

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Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic أَسْمَر‎ (ʾasmar).

Adjective

esmer

1. having a rich olive skin tone; tan, tanned, dark
2. brunette (having brown or black hair)

This Turkish entry was created from the translations listed at brunette. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see esmer in the Turkish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) March 2010