luisir

Old French

Alternative forms

• luire

Etymology

Regular inherited reflex of Latin lūcēre, present active infinitive of lūceō (Vulgar Latin *lūcīre). Other instances of this phonetic evolution of -ēre after palatal -c- are gesir, loisir, nuisir, plaisir, taisir. luire is an analogical form (compare nuire, plaire, taire)

Verb

luisir

1. to shine

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		luisir			avoir luit
gerund		en luisant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		luisant
past participle		luit
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	luis	luis	luist, luit	luisons	luisiez	luisent
	imperfect	luisoie, luiseie	luisoies, luiseies	luisoit, luiseit	luisiiens, luisiens	luisiiez, luisiez	luisoient, luiseient
	preterite	luisi, luis	luisis	luisi, luist	luisimes	luisistes	luisirent, luistrent
	future	luirai	luiras	luira	luirons	luiroiz, luireiz, luirez	luiront
	conditional	luiroie, luireie	luiroies, luireies	luiroit, luireit	luiriiens, luiriens	luiriiez, luiriez	luiroient, luireient
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	luise	luises	luise	luisiens, luisons	luisiez	luisent
	imperfect	luisisse	luisisses	luisist	luisissons, luisissiens	luisissoiz, luisissez, luisissiez	luisissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	luis	—	luisons	luisiez	—

Derived terms

• reluisir
• luisant

Descendants

• French: luire
• Norman: lîser