confesser

See also: confêsser

English

Noun

confesser (plural confessers)

  1. Alternative form of confessor

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 confesser in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.fɛ.se/, /kɔ̃.fe.se/
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Verb

confesser

  1. (transitive) to acknowledge, admit
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to confess oneself (to confess having sinned)

Conjugation

Further reading

Middle French

Verb

confesser

  1. to confess

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of confesser
simple compound
infinitive confesser avoir confessé
gerund en confessant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle confessant
past participle confessé
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 confesse confesses confesse confessons confessez confessent
imperfect confessois, confessoys confessois, confessoys confessoit, confessoyt confessions, confessyons confessiez, confessyez confessoient, confessoyent
past historic confessa confessas confessa confessasmes confessastes confesserent
future confesserai, confesseray confesseras confessera confesserons confesserez confesseront
conditional confesserois, confesseroys confesserois, confesseroys confesseroit, confesseroyt confesserions, confesseryons confesseriez, confesseryez confesseroient, confesseroyent
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 confesse confesses confesse confessons confessez confessent
imperfect confessasse confessasses confessast confessassions confessassiez confessassent
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 –
— confesse — confessons confessez —

Old French

Verb

confesser

  1. to confess
  2. to promise; to swear
  3. (Christianity) to confess (hear someone's confession)

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 confesser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive confesser avoir confessé
gerund en confessant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle confessant
past participle confessé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present confes confesses confesse confessons confessez confessent
imperfect confessoie, confesseie, confessoe, confesseve confessoies, confesseies, confessoes, confesseves confessoit, confesseit, confessot, confesseve confessiiens, confessiens confessiiez, confessiez confessoient, confesseient, confessoent, confessevent
preterite confessai confessas confessa confessames confessastes confesserent
future confesserai confesseras confessera confesserons confesseroiz, confessereiz, confesserez confesseront
conditional confesseroie, confessereie confesseroies, confessereies confesseroit, confessereit confesseriiens, confesseriens confesseriiez, confesseriez confesseroient, confessereient
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 confes confes confest confessons confessez confessent
imperfect confessasse confessasses confessast confessissons, confessissiens confessissoiz, confessissez, confessissiez confessassent
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 –
— confesse — confessons confessez —
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