Infinitive
Gerund
en abatant
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | abat |
| 2nd sing. | abaz |
| 3rd sing. | abat |
| 1st plur. | abatons |
| 2nd plur. | abatez |
| 3rd plur. | abatent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | abatoie; abateie |
| 2nd sing. | abatoies; abateies |
| 3rd sing. | abatoit; abateit |
| 1st plur. | abatiiens; abatiens |
| 2nd plur. | abatiiez; abatiez |
| 3rd plur. | abatoient; abateient |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | abati |
| 2nd sing. | abatis |
| 3rd sing. | abatié |
| 1st plur. | abatimes |
| 2nd plur. | abatistes |
| 3rd plur. | abatierent |
Future
| 1st sing. | abatrai |
| 2nd sing. | abatras |
| 3rd sing. | abatra |
| 1st plur. | abatrons |
| 2nd plur. | abatroiz; abatreiz; abatrez |
| 3rd plur. | abatront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | abatroie; abatreie |
| 2nd sing. | abatroies; abatreies |
| 3rd sing. | abatroit; abatreit |
| 1st plur. | abatriiens; abatriens |
| 2nd plur. | abatriiez; abatriez |
| 3rd plur. | abatroient; abatreient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | abate |
| 2nd sing. | abates |
| 3rd sing. | abate |
| 1st plur. | abatons |
| 2nd plur. | abatez |
| 3rd plur. | abatent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | abatisse |
| 2nd sing. | abatisses |
| 3rd sing. | abatist |
| 1st plur. | abatissons; abatissiens |
| 2nd plur. | abatissoiz; abatissez; abatissiez |
| 3rd plur. | abatissent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | abat |
| 1st plur. | abatons |
| 2nd plur. | abatez |
Etymology
From Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere. See: Latin '
batto'.
Verbs referencing "abatre"
English
abate, English
bate, French
abattre, Middle English
abaten.
Sample Sentences
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Sis chastels fist abatre (He destroyed six castles) [c. 1170, Wace, Le Roman de Rou:]
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Par ire se voldra cumbatre; s’il le puet del cheval abatre, dune sera il en fin honiz. (By pure anger he wanted to fight; to slay him from his horse, in order to cover him in shame.) [c. 1200, Marie de France, Milun:]
Cognates
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