sufler

See also: suflér

Old French

Etymology

From Latin sufflō.

Verb

sufler

1. to blow
2. to breathe

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 sufler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		sufler			avoir suflé
gerund		en suflant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		suflant
past participle		suflé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	sufle	sufles	sufle	suflons	suflez	suflent
	imperfect	sufloie, sufleie, sufloe, sufleve	sufloies, sufleies, sufloes, sufleves	sufloit, sufleit, suflot, sufleve	sufliiens, sufliens	sufliiez, sufliez	sufloient, sufleient, sufloent, suflevent
	preterite	suflai	suflas	sufla	suflames	suflastes	suflerent
	future	suflerai	sufleras	suflera	suflerons	sufleroiz, suflereiz, suflerez	sufleront
	conditional	sufleroie, suflereie	sufleroies, suflereies	sufleroit, suflereit	sufleriiens, sufleriens	sufleriiez, sufleriez	sufleroient, suflereient
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	sufle	sufles	sufle	suflons	suflez	suflent
	imperfect	suflasse	suflasses	suflast	suflissons, suflissiens	suflissoiz, suflissez, suflissiez	suflassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	sufle	—	suflons	suflez	—

Derived terms

• suflement

Polish

sufler

Etymology

Borrowed from French souffleur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.flɛr/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uflɛr
• Syllabification: su‧fler

Noun

sufler m pers (female equivalent suflerka, related adjective suflerski)

1. (theater) prompter (person who prompts or cues actors when they forget their lines or neglect to move on the stage to where they are supposed to be situated)
2. (figurative, literary) prompter (person who suggests a solution to someone instead of waiting for them to make a decision)

Declension

Declension of sufler

	singular	plural
nominative	sufler	suflerzy/suflery (deprecative)
genitive	suflera	suflerów
dative	suflerowi	suflerom
accusative	suflera	suflerów
instrumental	suflerem	suflerami
locative	suflerze	suflerach
vocative	suflerze	suflerzy

Derived terms

nouns

• suflerstwo

 

verbs

• suflerować impf

 

Related terms

verbs

• suflować impf

 

Further reading

• sufler in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• sufler in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• sufler in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Noun

sufler m (plural sufleri)

1. Obsolete form of sufleor.

Declension

Declension of sufler

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) sufler	suflerul	(niște) sufleri	suflerii
genitive/dative	(unui) sufler	suflerului	(unor) sufleri	suflerilor
vocative	suflerule		suflerilor

References

• sufler in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN