desmonter

Middle French

Etymology

des- +‎ monter.

Verb

desmonter

  1. to dismount
    • 1595, Michel de Montaigne, Essais, Livre Second:
      J'entends que les Valachi, courriers du grand Seigneur, font des extremes diligences, d'autant qu'ils ont loy de desmonter le premier passant qu'ils trouvent en leur chemin, en luy donnant leur cheval recreu; et que, pour se garder de lasser, ils se serrent à travers le corps bien estroitement d'une bande large.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • a. 1600, Henri IV, Lettres Missives:
      et pour ce qu’il m’a escript que le canon qu’il a en Dauphiné est tout desmonté, et supplie de le faire secourir de celuy du magasin de Lyon
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
   Conjugation of desmonter
simple compound
infinitive desmonter avoir desmonté
gerund en desmontant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle desmontant
past participle desmonté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (may be i' before a vowel) tu il nous vous ilz, elles
simple
tenses		 present desmonte desmontes desmonte desmontons desmontez desmontent
imperfect desmontois, desmontoys desmontois, desmontoys desmontoit, desmontoyt desmontions, desmontyons desmontiez, desmontyez desmontoient, desmontoyent
past historic desmonta desmontas desmonta desmontasmes desmontastes desmonterent
future desmonterai, desmonteray desmonteras desmontera desmonterons desmonterez desmonteront
conditional desmonterois, desmonteroys desmonterois, desmonteroys desmonteroit, desmonteroyt desmonterions, desmonteryons desmonteriez, desmonteryez desmonteroient, desmonteroyent
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 past historic 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 ie que tu qu'il que nous que vous qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple
tenses		 present desmonte desmontes desmonte desmontons desmontez desmontent
imperfect desmontasse desmontasses desmontast desmontassions desmontassiez desmontassent
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 – nous vous –
— desmonte — desmontons desmontez —

Old French

Verb

desmonter

  1. (transitive) to cause (someone) to dismount
    • Lettre du dauphin Charles, 1364
      Noz ennemis l'ont desmonté de ses chevaulx
      Our enemies knocked him off his horses

Conjugation

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

    Conjugation of desmonter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive desmonter avoir desmonté
gerund en desmontant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle desmontant
past participle desmonté
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present desmont desmontes desmonte desmontons desmontez desmontent
imperfect desmontoie, desmonteie, desmontoe, desmonteve desmontoies, desmonteies, desmontoes, desmonteves desmontoit, desmonteit, desmontot, desmonteve desmontiiens, desmontiens desmontiiez, desmontiez desmontoient, desmonteient, desmontoent, desmontevent
preterite desmontai desmontas desmonta desmontames desmontastes desmonterent
future desmonterai desmonteras desmontera desmonterons desmonteroiz, desmontereiz, desmonterez desmonteront
conditional desmonteroie, desmontereie desmonteroies, desmontereies desmonteroit, desmontereit desmonteriiens, desmonteriens desmonteriiez, desmonteriez desmonteroient, desmontereient
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 desmont desmonz desmont desmontons desmontez desmontent
imperfect desmontasse desmontasses desmontast desmontissons, desmontissiens desmontissoiz, desmontissez, desmontissiez desmontassent
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 –
— desmonte — desmontons desmontez —

Descendants
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