signer

English

Etymology

sign +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪnə(ɹ)

Noun

signer (plural signers)

  1. One who signs something.
    John Hancock is a famous signer of the Declaration of Independence.
    Synonym: signatory
  2. One who uses sign language.

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French

Etymology

From a modification, based on signe, of Old French seignier, itself from Latin signāre, present active infinitive of signō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /si.ɲe/
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Verb

signer

  1. to sign (put a signature on)
  2. to sign (communicate using sign language)

Conjugation

Descendants

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Latin

Verb

signer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of signō

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

signer

  1. imperative of signere

Old French

Alternative forms

  • sainer
  • seigner
  • seignier
  • seingner
  • sainier

Etymology

First known attestation circa 1230[1]. Borrowed from Latin signō.

Verb

signer

  1. to sign (put one's signature or one's seal on a document, etc.)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ign, *-igns, *-ignt are modified to ing, inz, int. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of signer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive signer avoir signé
gerund en signant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle signant
past participle signé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present sing signes signe signons signez signent
imperfect signoie, signeie, signoe, signeve signoies, signeies, signoes, signeves signoit, signeit, signot, signeve signiiens, signiens signiiez, signiez signoient, signeient, signoent, signevent
preterite signai signas signa signames signastes signerent
future signerai signeras signera signerons signeroiz, signereiz, signerez signeront
conditional signeroie, signereie signeroies, signereies signeroit, signereit signeriiens, signeriens signeriiez, signeriez signeroient, signereient
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 sing sinz sint signons signez signent
imperfect signasse signasses signast signissons, signissiens signissoiz, signissez, signissiez signassent
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 –
— signe — signons signez —

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ “signer” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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