atachier

Old French

Alternative forms

• estachier
• estichier
• estiker

Etymology

From Frankish *stekan, *stikkan, *stikjan (“to stick, pierce, sting”), from Proto-Germanic *stikaną, *stikōną, *staikijaną (“to be sharp, pierce, prick”).

Verb

atachier

1. (transitive) to attach

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. 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 atachier (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		atachier			avoir atachié
gerund		en atachant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		atachant
past participle		atachié
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	atache	ataches	atache	atachons	atachiez	atachent
	imperfect	atachoie, atacheie, atachoe, atachieve	atachoies, atacheies, atachoes, atachieves	atachoit, atacheit, atachot, atachieve	atachiiens, atachiens	atachiiez, atachiez	atachoient, atacheient, atachoent, atachievent
	preterite	atachai	atachas	atacha	atachames	atachastes	atachierent
	future	atacherai	atacheras	atachera	atacherons	atacheroiz, atachereiz, atacherez	atacheront
	conditional	atacheroie, atachereie	atacheroies, atachereies	atacheroit, atachereit	atacheriiens, atacheriens	atacheriiez, atacheriez	atacheroient, atachereient
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	atache	ataches	atache	atachons	atachiez	atachent
	imperfect	atachasse	atachasses	atachast	atachissons, atachissiens	atachissoiz, atachissez, atachissiez	atachassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	atache	—	atachons	atachiez	—

Descendants

• English: attach (via Middle or Modern French)
• French: attacher