dauber

See also: Dauber

English

Etymology

From Middle English daubere, equivalent to daub +‎ -er.

Noun

dauber (plural daubers)

  1. One who, or that which, daubs; especially, a coarse, unskillful painter.
    • 1869, Louisa May Alcott, Good Wives
      I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a common-place dauber, so I don't intend to try any more.
  2. (copperplate printing) A pad or ball of rags, covered with canvas, for inking plates; a dabber.
  3. (archaic) A low and gross flatterer.
  4. The mud wasp; the mud dauber.

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French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dobe/

Verb

dauber

  1. (dated) to hit; to strike
  2. (by extension) to insult; to denigrate; to defame

Conjugation
Conjugation of dauber (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle daubant
/do.bɑ̃/
past participle daubé
/do.be/
infinitive
simple dauber
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple daubant
/do.bɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present daube
/dob/		 daubes
/dob/		 daube
/dob/		 daubons
/do.bɔ̃/		 daubez
/do.be/		 daubent
/dob/
imperfect daubais
/do.bɛ/		 daubais
/do.bɛ/		 daubait
/do.bɛ/		 daubions
/do.bjɔ̃/		 daubiez
/do.bje/		 daubaient
/do.bɛ/
past historic2 daubai
/do.be/		 daubas
/do.ba/		 dauba
/do.ba/		 daubâmes
/do.bam/		 daubâtes
/do.bat/		 daubèrent
/do.bɛʁ/
future dauberai
/do.bʁe/		 dauberas
/do.bʁa/		 daubera
/do.bʁa/		 dauberons
/do.bʁɔ̃/		 dauberez
/do.bʁe/		 dauberont
/do.bʁɔ̃/
conditional dauberais
/do.bʁɛ/		 dauberais
/do.bʁɛ/		 dauberait
/do.bʁɛ/		 dauberions
/do.bə.ʁjɔ̃/		 dauberiez
/do.bə.ʁje/		 dauberaient
/do.bʁɛ/
(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 daube
/dob/		 daubes
/dob/		 daube
/dob/		 daubions
/do.bjɔ̃/		 daubiez
/do.bje/		 daubent
/dob/
imperfect2 daubasse
/do.bas/		 daubasses
/do.bas/		 daubât
/do.ba/		 daubassions
/do.ba.sjɔ̃/		 daubassiez
/do.ba.sje/		 daubassent
/do.bas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — daube
/dob/		 — daubons
/do.bɔ̃/		 daubez
/do.be/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Origin obscure. Probably from a merger of Latin dealbāre (“to whiten”), Frankish *dubban (“to hit, push”), and Old Norse dubba (“to dub, arm, equip, furnish”).

Verb

dauber

  1. to whiten; whitewash
  2. to provide with; to furnish with
  3. to hit; to strike
  4. to insult; to denigrate; to defame

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of dauber (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive dauber avoir daubé
gerund en daubant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle daubant
past participle daubé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present daup daubes daube daubons daubez daubent
imperfect dauboie, daubeie, dauboe, daubeve dauboies, daubeies, dauboes, daubeves dauboit, daubeit, daubot, daubeve daubiiens, daubiens daubiiez, daubiez dauboient, daubeient, dauboent, daubevent
preterite daubai daubas dauba daubames daubastes dauberent
future dauberai dauberas daubera dauberons dauberoiz, daubereiz, dauberez dauberont
conditional dauberoie, daubereie dauberoies, daubereies dauberoit, daubereit dauberiiens, dauberiens dauberiiez, dauberiez dauberoient, daubereient
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 daup daus daut daubons daubez daubent
imperfect daubasse daubasses daubast daubissons, daubissiens daubissoiz, daubissez, daubissiez daubassent
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 –
— daube — daubons daubez —

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