pondre

See also: pondré

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin pōnere, present active infinitive of pōnō, from Proto-Italic *posnō.

Verb

pondre (first-person singular present ponc, past participle post)

  1. to lay (an egg)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • pondre's

French

Etymology

From Old French pondre, inherited from Latin pōnere, present active infinitive of pōnō, from Proto-Italic *posnō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ̃dʁ/
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Verb

pondre

  1. to lay (eggs)
  2. (slang, France) to give birth

Conjugation

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French pondre, from Latin pōnō, pōnere (“place, put, lay”).

Verb

pondre

  1. (Jersey) to lay (eggs)

Old French

Etymology

From Latin pōnere, present active infinitive of pōnō.

Verb

pondre

  1. to lay (eggs)

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 pondre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive pondre avoir pons, pos, post, ponu, pondu
gerund en ponant, pondant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle ponant, pondant
past participle pons, pos, post, ponu, pondu
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present poing pons pont, ponst ponons, pondons ponez, pondez ponent, pondent
imperfect ponoie, poneie ponoies, poneies ponoit, poneit poniiens, poniens poniiez, poniez ponoient, poneient
preterite pos, pons, poni posis, ponsis, ponis post, ponst, ponié posimes, ponsimes, ponimes posistes, ponsistes, ponistes postrent, ponstrent, ponierent
future pondrai pondras pondra pondrons pondroiz, pondreiz, pondrez pondront
conditional pondroie, pondreie pondroies, pondreies pondroit, pondreit pondriiens, pondriens pondriiez, pondriez pondroient, pondreient
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 poigne, ponde, ponge poignes, pondes, ponges poigne, ponde, ponge poigniens, poignons, pondons, pongiens, ponjons poigniez, pondez, pongiez poignent, pondent, pongent
imperfect posisse, ponsisse, ponisse posisses, ponsisses, ponisses posist, ponsist, ponist posissons, posissiens, ponsissons, ponsissiens, ponissons, ponissiens posissoiz, posissez, posissiez, ponsissoiz, ponsissez, ponsissiez, ponissoiz, ponissez, ponissiez posissent, ponsissent, ponissent
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 –
— pon — ponons ponez —

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