mortifier

English

Alternative forms

  • mortifiar (Scots, [17th century])

Etymology

From mortify +‎ -er; compare French mortifieur.

Noun

mortifier (plural mortifiers)

  1. One who, or that which, mortifies

French

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin mortificāre.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mɔʁ.ti.fje/
    • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)
    • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)

    Verb

    mortifier

    1. to mortify, humiliate

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of mortifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
    infinitive simple mortifier
    compound avoir + past participle
    present participle or gerund1 simple mortifiant
    /mɔʁ.ti.fjɑ̃/
    compound ayant + past participle
    past participle mortifié
    /mɔʁ.ti.fje/
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present mortifie
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi/     		mortifies
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi/     		mortifie
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi/     		mortifions
    /mɔʁ.ti.fjɔ̃/     		mortifiez
    /mɔʁ.ti.fje/     		mortifient
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi/
    imperfect mortifiais
    /mɔʁ.ti.fjɛ/     		mortifiais
    /mɔʁ.ti.fjɛ/     		mortifiait
    /mɔʁ.ti.fjɛ/     		mortifiions
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.jɔ̃/     		mortifiiez
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.je/     		mortifiaient
    /mɔʁ.ti.fjɛ/
    past historic2 mortifiai
    /mɔʁ.ti.fje/     		mortifias
    /mɔʁ.ti.fja/     		mortifia
    /mɔʁ.ti.fja/     		mortifiâmes
    /mɔʁ.ti.fjam/     		mortifiâtes
    /mɔʁ.ti.fjat/     		mortifièrent
    /mɔʁ.ti.fjɛʁ/
    future mortifierai
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁe/     		mortifieras
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁa/     		mortifiera
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁa/     		mortifierons
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɔ̃/     		mortifierez
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁe/     		mortifieront
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɔ̃/
    conditional mortifierais
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/     		mortifierais
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/     		mortifierait
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/     		mortifierions
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁjɔ̃/     		mortifieriez
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁje/     		mortifieraient
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.ʁɛ/
    (compound
    tenses)         		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
    past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
    future perfect future of avoir + past participle
    conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
    subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present mortifie
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi/     		mortifies
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi/     		mortifie
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi/     		mortifiions
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.jɔ̃/     		mortifiiez
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi.je/     		mortifient
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi/
    imperfect2 mortifiasse
    /mɔʁ.ti.fjas/     		mortifiasses
    /mɔʁ.ti.fjas/     		mortifiât
    /mɔʁ.ti.fja/     		mortifiassions
    /mɔʁ.ti.fja.sjɔ̃/     		mortifiassiez
    /mɔʁ.ti.fja.sje/     		mortifiassent
    /mɔʁ.ti.fjas/
    (compound
    tenses)         		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nous vous –
    simple — mortifie
    /mɔʁ.ti.fi/     		— mortifions
    /mɔʁ.ti.fjɔ̃/     		mortifiez
    /mɔʁ.ti.fje/     		—
    compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
    1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
    2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
    past historic → present perfect
    past anterior → pluperfect
    imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
    pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

    (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Middle French

    Etymology

    Latin mortificō.

    Verb

    mortifier

    1. (chiefly figuratively) to kill; to render dead
      • 1586, Henry Suso, Oeuvres spirituelles, page 21:
        mortifier en nous toute sensualité
        kill in us all sensuality
    2. to mortify (discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on)

    Conjugation

    • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
    Conjugation of mortifier
    infinitive simple mortifier
    compound avoir + past participle
    present participle1 or gerund2 simple mortifiant
    compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
    past participle mortifié
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present mortifie mortifies mortifie mortifions mortifiez mortifient
    imperfect mortifiois, mortifioys mortifiois, mortifioys mortifioit, mortifioyt mortifiions, mortifiyons mortifiiez, mortifiyez mortifioient, mortifioyent
    past historic mortifia mortifias mortifia mortifiasmes mortifiastes mortifierent
    future mortifierai, mortifieray mortifieras mortifiera mortifierons mortifierez mortifieront
    conditional mortifierois, mortifieroys mortifierois, mortifieroys mortifieroit, mortifieroyt mortifierions, mortifieryons mortifieriez, mortifieryez mortifieroient, mortifieroyent
    (compound
    tenses)         		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
    past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
    future perfect future of avoir + past participle
    conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
    subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
    (simple
    tenses)         		present mortifie mortifies mortifie mortifions mortifiez mortifient
    imperfect mortifiasse mortifiasses mortifiast mortifiassions mortifiassiez mortifiassent
    (compound
    tenses)         		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nous vous –
    simple — mortifie — mortifions mortifiez —
    compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
    1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
    2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

    Descendants

    • → English: mortify
    • French: mortifier

    Old French

    Etymology

    Latin mortificō.

    Verb

    mortifier

    1. to kill; to render dead

    Conjugation

    This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

        Conjugation of mortifier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
    simple compound
    infinitive mortifier avoir mortifïé
    gerund en mortifiant gerund of avoir + past participle
    present participle mortifiant
    past participle mortifïé
    person singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative jo tu il nos vos il
    simple
    tenses     		present mortifi mortifïes mortifïe mortifions mortifïez mortifïent
    imperfect mortifioie, mortifïeie, mortifioe, mortifïeve mortifioies, mortifïeies, mortifioes, mortifïeves mortifioit, mortifïeit, mortifiot, mortifïeve mortifiiiens, mortifiiens mortifiiiez, mortifiiez mortifioient, mortifïeient, mortifioent, mortifïevent
    preterite mortifiai mortifias mortifia mortifiames mortifiastes mortifïerent
    future mortifïerai mortifïeras mortifïera mortifïerons mortifïeroiz, mortifïereiz, mortifïerez mortifïeront
    conditional mortifïeroie, mortifïereie mortifïeroies, mortifïereies mortifïeroit, mortifïereit mortifïeriiens, mortifïeriens mortifïeriiez, mortifïeriez mortifïeroient, mortifïereient
    compound
    tenses     		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
    past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
    future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
    conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
    subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
    simple
    tenses     		present mortifi mortifis mortifit mortifions mortifïez mortifïent
    imperfect mortifiasse mortifiasses mortifiast mortifiissons, mortifiissiens mortifiissoiz, mortifiissez, mortifiissiez mortifiassent
    compound
    tenses     		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nos vos –
    — mortifïe — mortifions mortifïez —

    Descendants

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