prometre

See also: prometré

Catalan

Etymology

From , from Latin prōmittere, present active infinitive of prōmittō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾuˈmɛ.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾoˈmə.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾoˈme.tɾe]

Verb

prometre (first-person singular present prometo, first-person singular preterite prometí, past participle promès)

1. to promise
2. (reflexive) to promise oneself (in marriage)

Related terms

• metre

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Old French

Alternative forms

• prametre

Etymology

Adaptation of Latin prōmittere, present active infinitive of prōmittō

Verb

prometre

1. to promise

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. 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 prometre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		prometre			avoir promis
gerund		en prometant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		prometant
past participle		promis
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	promet	promez	promet	prometons	prometez	prometent
	imperfect	prometoie, prometeie	prometoies, prometeies	prometoit, prometeit	prometiiens, prometiens	prometiiez, prometiez	prometoient, prometeient
	preterite	promis	promeṣis	promist	promeṣimes	promeṣistes	promisdrent
	future	prometrai	prometras	prometra	prometrons	prometroiz, prometreiz, prometrez	prometront
	conditional	prometroie, prometreie	prometroies, prometreies	prometroit, prometreit	prometriiens, prometriens	prometriiez, prometriez	prometroient, prometreient
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	promete	prometes	promete	prometons	prometez	prometent
	imperfect	promeṣisse	promeṣisses	promeṣist	promeṣissons, promeṣissiens	promeṣissoiz, promeṣissez, promeṣissiez	promeṣissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	promet	—	prometons	prometez	—

Descendants

• French: prometre
• Norman: prometre