sufler
See also: suflér
Old French
Etymology
Verb
sufler
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of sufler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sufler | avoir suflé | |||||
| gerund | en suflant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
| present participle | suflant | ||||||
| past participle | suflé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | sufle | sufles | sufle | suflons | suflez | suflent |
| imperfect | sufloie, sufleie, sufloe, sufleve | sufloies, sufleies, sufloes, sufleves | sufloit, sufleit, suflot, sufleve | sufliiens, sufliens | sufliiez, sufliez | sufloient, sufleient, sufloent, suflevent | |
| preterite | suflai | suflas | sufla | suflames | suflastes | suflerent | |
| future | suflerai | sufleras | suflera | suflerons | sufleroiz, suflereiz, suflerez | sufleront | |
| conditional | sufleroie, suflereie | sufleroies, suflereies | sufleroit, suflereit | sufleriiens, sufleriens | sufleriiez, sufleriez | sufleroient, suflereient | |
| 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 | sufle | sufles | sufle | suflons | suflez | suflent |
| imperfect | suflasse | suflasses | suflast | suflissons, suflissiens | suflissoiz, suflissez, suflissiez | suflassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | sufle | — | suflons | suflez | — | ||
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French souffleur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsu.flɛr/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uflɛr
- Syllabification: su‧fler
Noun
sufler m pers (female equivalent suflerka, related adjective suflerski)
- (theater) prompter (person who prompts or cues actors when they forget their lines or neglect to move on the stage to where they are supposed to be situated)
- (figurative, literary) prompter (person who suggests a solution to someone instead of waiting for them to make a decision)
Declension
Declension of sufler
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sufler | suflerzy/suflery (deprecative) |
| genitive | suflera | suflerów |
| dative | suflerowi | suflerom |
| accusative | suflera | suflerów |
| instrumental | suflerem | suflerami |
| locative | suflerze | suflerach |
| vocative | suflerze | suflerzy |
Derived terms
nouns
- suflerstwo
verbs
- suflerować impf
Related terms
verbs
- suflować impf
Further reading
- “sufler”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “sufler”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)
- sufler in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
Noun
sufler m (plural sufleri)
- obsolete form of sufleor
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative-accusative | sufler | suflerul | sufleri | suflerii |
| genitive-dative | sufler | suflerului | sufleri | suflerilor |
| vocative | suflerule | suflerilor | ||
References
- sufler in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN