cesser

English

Etymology

cess +‎ -er

Noun

cesser (plural cessers)

  1. (law) A neglect of a tenant to perform services, or make payment, for two years.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for cesser in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Latin cessāre, present active infinitive of cessō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /se.se/, /sɛ.se/
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Verb

cesser

  1. to cease; to stop
  2. to break up (e.g. a relationship)

Conjugation

Further reading

Latin

Verb

cesser

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cessō

Middle French

Verb

cesser

  1. to cease; to stop

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of cesser
simple compound
infinitive cesser avoir cessé
gerund en cessant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle cessant
past participle cessé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il nous vous ilz, elles
simple
tenses		 present cesse cesses cesse cessons cessez cessent
imperfect cessois, cessoys cessois, cessoys cessoit, cessoyt cessions, cessyons cessiez, cessyez cessoient, cessoyent
past historic cessa cessas cessa cessasmes cessastes cesserent
future cesserai, cesseray cesseras cessera cesserons cesserez cesseront
conditional cesserois, cesseroys cesserois, cesseroys cesseroit, cesseroyt cesserions, cesseryons cesseriez, cesseryez cesseroient, cesseroyent
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que ie que tu qu'il que nous que vous qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple
tenses		 present cesse cesses cesse cessons cessez cessent
imperfect cessasse cessasses cessast cessassions cessassiez cessassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
— cesse — cessons cessez —

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (cesser, supplement)

Old French

Verb

cesser

  1. to cease; to stop

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of cesser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive cesser avoir cessé
gerund en cessant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle cessant
past participle cessé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present ces cesses cesse cessons cessez cessent
imperfect cessoie, cesseie, cessoe, cesseve cessoies, cesseies, cessoes, cesseves cessoit, cesseit, cessot, cesseve cessiiens, cessiens cessiiez, cessiez cessoient, cesseient, cessoent, cessevent
preterite cessai cessas cessa cessames cessastes cesserent
future cesserai cesseras cessera cesserons cesseroiz, cessereiz, cesserez cesseront
conditional cesseroie, cessereie cesseroies, cessereies cesseroit, cessereit cesseriiens, cesseriens cesseriiez, cesseriez cesseroient, cessereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present ces ces cest cessons cessez cessent
imperfect cessasse cessasses cessast cessissons, cessissiens cessissoiz, cessissez, cessissiez cessassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— cesse — cessons cessez —

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (cesser, supplement)
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