couchier

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French couchier, from Latin collocō, collocāre (“place, put, assemble”).

Verb

couchier

  1. (Guernsey) to go to bed

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin collocō, collocāre.

Verb

couchier

  1. (reflexive, se couchier) to go to bed
  2. (by extension) to have sex

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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 couchier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive couchier avoir couchié
gerund en couchant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle couchant
past participle couchié
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present couche couches couche couchons couchiez couchent
imperfect couchoie, coucheie, couchoe, couchieve couchoies, coucheies, couchoes, couchieves couchoit, coucheit, couchot, couchieve couchiiens, couchiens couchiiez, couchiez couchoient, coucheient, couchoent, couchievent
preterite couchai couchas coucha couchames couchastes couchierent
future coucherai coucheras couchera coucherons coucheroiz, couchereiz, coucherez coucheront
conditional coucheroie, couchereie coucheroies, couchereies coucheroit, couchereit coucheriiens, coucheriens coucheriiez, coucheriez coucheroient, couchereient
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 couche couches couche couchons couchiez couchent
imperfect couchasse couchasses couchast couchissons, couchissiens couchissoiz, couchissez, couchissiez couchassent
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 –
— couche — couchons couchiez —

Descendants

Noun

couchier m (oblique plural couchiers, nominative singular couchiers, nominative plural couchier)

  1. bedtime (point at which one goes to bed)
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