immoler

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin immolāre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /i.mɔ.le/, /im.mɔ.le/
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Verb[edit]

immoler

  1. to sacrifice (that is, to kill) as an offering to a higher being
    Le prêtre immole un animal aux dieux.
    The priest sacrifices an animal to the gods.
  2. (reflexive, s'immoler) offer one’s life in sacrifice
    S’immoler par le feu.
    To sacrifice oneself in the fire.
  3. (figuratively) to massacre; to kill

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of immoler (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple immoler
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple immolant
/i.mɔ.lɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle immolé
/i.mɔ.le/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present immole
/i.mɔl/ 		immoles
/i.mɔl/ 		immole
/i.mɔl/ 		immolons
/i.mɔ.lɔ̃/ 		immolez
/i.mɔ.le/ 		immolent
/i.mɔl/
imperfect immolais
/i.mɔ.lɛ/ 		immolais
/i.mɔ.lɛ/ 		immolait
/i.mɔ.lɛ/ 		immolions
/i.mɔ.ljɔ̃/ 		immoliez
/i.mɔ.lje/ 		immolaient
/i.mɔ.lɛ/
past historic2 immolai
/i.mɔ.le/ 		immolas
/i.mɔ.la/ 		immola
/i.mɔ.la/ 		immolâmes
/i.mɔ.lam/ 		immolâtes
/i.mɔ.lat/ 		immolèrent
/i.mɔ.lɛʁ/
future immolerai
/i.mɔl.ʁe/ 		immoleras
/i.mɔl.ʁa/ 		immolera
/i.mɔl.ʁa/ 		immolerons
/i.mɔl.ʁɔ̃/ 		immolerez
/i.mɔl.ʁe/ 		immoleront
/i.mɔl.ʁɔ̃/
conditional immolerais
/i.mɔl.ʁɛ/ 		immolerais
/i.mɔl.ʁɛ/ 		immolerait
/i.mɔl.ʁɛ/ 		immolerions
/i.mɔ.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		immoleriez
/i.mɔ.lə.ʁje/ 		immoleraient
/i.mɔl.ʁɛ/
(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 immole
/i.mɔl/ 		immoles
/i.mɔl/ 		immole
/i.mɔl/ 		immolions
/i.mɔ.ljɔ̃/ 		immoliez
/i.mɔ.lje/ 		immolent
/i.mɔl/
imperfect2 immolasse
/i.mɔ.las/ 		immolasses
/i.mɔ.las/ 		immolât
/i.mɔ.la/ 		immolassions
/i.mɔ.la.sjɔ̃/ 		immolassiez
/i.mɔ.la.sje/ 		immolassent
/i.mɔ.las/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — immole
/i.mɔl/ 		— immolons
/i.mɔ.lɔ̃/ 		immolez
/i.mɔ.le/ 		—
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).

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Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

immoler

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of immolō
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