acuser

Ladin

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin accuso, accusare.

Verb

acuser

1. To acuse

Conjugation

• Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of acuser (first conjugation)

infinitive	acuser, acusé
auxiliary verb		avei	gerund		acusan
past participle		acusé
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	ie	tu	el / ela	nos	vos	ei / eles
present	acuse, acuseie	acuses, acuseies	acusa, acuseia, acusea	acuson	acuseis	acusa, acuseia
imperfect	acusove	acusoves	acusova	acusovan	acusovais	acusova
future	acusaré	acusaras	acusarà	acusaron	acusareis	acusarà
subjunctive	che ie	che tu	che el / ela	che nos	che vos	che ei / eles
present	acuse, acuseie	acuses, acuseies	acuse, acuseie	acuson	acuseis	acuse
imperfect	acusasse	acusasses	acusassa	acusassan	acusassais	acusassa
imperative	–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
	—	acusa, acuseia	—	acuson	acusede	—

Old French

Alternative forms

• accuser, ancuser, encuser

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin accuso, accusare.

Verb

acuser

1. to accuse (to indicate that someone has done something wrong)

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of acuser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		acuser			avoir acusé
gerund		en acusant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		acusant
past participle		acusé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	acus	acuses	acuse	acusons	acusez	acusent
	imperfect	acusoie, acuseie, acusoe, acuseve	acusoies, acuseies, acusoes, acuseves	acusoit, acuseit, acusot, acuseve	acusiiens, acusiens	acusiiez, acusiez	acusoient, acuseient, acusoent, acusevent
	preterite	acusai	acusas	acusa	acusames	acusastes	acuserent
	future	acuserai	acuseras	acusera	acuserons	acuseroiz, acusereiz, acuserez	acuseront
	conditional	acuseroie, acusereie	acuseroies, acusereies	acuseroit, acusereit	acuseriiens, acuseriens	acuseriiez, acuseriez	acuseroient, acusereient
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	acus	acus	acust	acusons	acusez	acusent
	imperfect	acusasse	acusasses	acusast	acusissons, acusissiens	acusissoiz, acusissez, acusissiez	acusassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	acuse	—	acusons	acusez	—

Related terms

• accusour

Descendants

• Middle English: acusen
  • → English: accuse
• Middle French: accuser
  • French: accuser

Further reading

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (acuser, supplement)