Old French
Etymology
From ex + touffer , a word from (deprecated template usage ) [etyl] Latin typhus and ultimately (deprecated template usage ) [etyl] Ancient Greek τῦφος ( tûphos , “ steam, vapor ” ) , from τύφω ( túphō , “ to smoke ” ) , from (deprecated template usage ) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *dʰubʰ- , extended form of *dʰew- ( “ scatter like dust ” ) .
Verb
estouffler
( of the wind ) to blow
to fill with air
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.
simple
compound
infinitive
estouffler
avoir estoufflé
gerund
en estoufflant
gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle
estoufflant
past participle
estoufflé
person
singular
plural
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
jo
tu
il
nos
vos
il
simple tenses
present
estouffle
estouffles
estouffle
estoufflons
estoufflez
estoufflent
imperfect
estouffloie , estouffleie , estouffloe , estouffleve
estouffloies , estouffleies , estouffloes , estouffleves
estouffloit , estouffleit , estoufflot , estouffleve
estouffliiens , estouffliens
estouffliiez , estouffliez
estouffloient , estouffleient , estouffloent , estoufflevent
preterite
estoufflai
estoufflas
estouffla
estoufflames
estoufflastes
estoufflerent
future
estoufflerai
estouffleras
estoufflera
estoufflerons
estouffleroiz , estoufflereiz , estoufflerez
estouffleront
conditional
estouffleroie , estoufflereie
estouffleroies , estoufflereies
estouffleroit , estoufflereit
estouffleriiens , estouffleriens
estouffleriiez , estouffleriez
estouffleroient , estoufflereient
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
estouffle
estouffles
estouffle
estoufflons
estoufflez
estoufflent
imperfect
estoufflasse
estoufflasses
estoufflast
estoufflissons , estoufflissiens
estoufflissoiz , estoufflissez , estoufflissiez
estoufflassent
compound tenses
past
present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative
–
tu
–
nos
vos
–
—
estouffle
—
estoufflons
estoufflez
—
Descendants