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larmoyer

French

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Etymology

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From Old French larmoiier, Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lacrimizāre. Derivable from larme +‎ -oyer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /laʁ.mwa.je/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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larmoyer

  1. (intransitive, of a person) to weep, sob
  2. (intransitive, of eyes) to build up with tears; water up
  3. (intransitive, of a person) to whine, whinge
  4. (intransitive) to drip

Conjugation

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This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like noyer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Conjugation of larmoyer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple larmoyer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple larmoyant
/laʁ.mwa.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle larmoyé
/laʁ.mwa.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present larmoie
/laʁ.mwa/ 		larmoies
/laʁ.mwa/ 		larmoie
/laʁ.mwa/ 		larmoyons
/laʁ.mwa.jɔ̃/ 		larmoyez
/laʁ.mwa.je/ 		larmoient
/laʁ.mwa/
imperfect larmoyais
/laʁ.mwa.jɛ/ 		larmoyais
/laʁ.mwa.jɛ/ 		larmoyait
/laʁ.mwa.jɛ/ 		larmoyions
/laʁ.mwaj.jɔ̃/ 		larmoyiez
/laʁ.mwaj.je/ 		larmoyaient
/laʁ.mwa.jɛ/
past historic2 larmoyai
/laʁ.mwa.je/ 		larmoyas
/laʁ.mwa.ja/ 		larmoya
/laʁ.mwa.ja/ 		larmoyâmes
/laʁ.mwa.jam/ 		larmoyâtes
/laʁ.mwa.jat/ 		larmoyèrent
/laʁ.mwa.jɛʁ/
future larmoierai
/laʁ.mwa.ʁe/ 		larmoieras
/laʁ.mwa.ʁa/ 		larmoiera
/laʁ.mwa.ʁa/ 		larmoierons
/laʁ.mwa.ʁɔ̃/ 		larmoierez
/laʁ.mwa.ʁe/ 		larmoieront
/laʁ.mwa.ʁɔ̃/
conditional larmoierais
/laʁ.mwa.ʁɛ/ 		larmoierais
/laʁ.mwa.ʁɛ/ 		larmoierait
/laʁ.mwa.ʁɛ/ 		larmoierions
/laʁ.mwa.ʁjɔ̃/ 		larmoieriez
/laʁ.mwa.ʁje/ 		larmoieraient
/laʁ.mwa.ʁɛ/
(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 larmoie
/laʁ.mwa/ 		larmoies
/laʁ.mwa/ 		larmoie
/laʁ.mwa/ 		larmoyions
/laʁ.mwaj.jɔ̃/ 		larmoyiez
/laʁ.mwaj.je/ 		larmoient
/laʁ.mwa/
imperfect2 larmoyasse
/laʁ.mwa.jas/ 		larmoyasses
/laʁ.mwa.jas/ 		larmoyât
/laʁ.mwa.ja/ 		larmoyassions
/laʁ.mwa.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		larmoyassiez
/laʁ.mwa.ja.sje/ 		larmoyassent
/laʁ.mwa.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — larmoie
/laʁ.mwa/ 		— larmoyons
/laʁ.mwa.jɔ̃/ 		larmoyez
/laʁ.mwa.je/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Further reading

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