frequenter

See also: fréquenter

English

Etymology 1

From frequent +‎ -er.

Noun

frequenter (plural frequenters)

1. A person who frequents; a regular visitor.

   a frequenter of nightclubs

   • 1891, Thomas Hardy, chapter IV, in Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented […], volume I, London: James R[ipley] Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., […], →OCLC, phase the first (The Maiden), pages 40–41:

     In a large bedroom upstairs, the window of which was thickly curtained with a great woollen shawl lately discarded by the landlady, Mrs. Rolliver, were gathered on this evening nearly a dozen persons, all seeking vinous bliss; all old inhabitants of the nearer end of Marlott, and frequenters of this retreat.

Etymology 2

Adjective

frequenter

1. (rare) comparative form of frequent: more frequent

   his visits became frequenter and frequenter

Synonyms

• more frequent (more common)

Latin

Etymology

From frequēns (“repeated, frequent”).

Adverb

frequenter (comparative frequentius, superlative frequentissimē)

1. often, frequently
2. in great numbers

Synonyms

• (often, frequently): saepe, persaepe

Related terms

• frequēns
• frequentātiō
• frequentātus
• frequentia
• frequentō

References

• “frequenter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “frequenter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• frequenter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

Old French

Etymology

Latin frequentō.

Verb

frequenter

1. to frequent; to visit often

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 frequenter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		frequenter			avoir frequenté
gerund		en frequentant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		frequentant
past participle		frequenté
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	frequent	frequentes	frequente	frequentons	frequentez	frequentent
	imperfect	frequentoie, frequenteie, frequentoe, frequenteve	frequentoies, frequenteies, frequentoes, frequenteves	frequentoit, frequenteit, frequentot, frequenteve	frequentiiens, frequentiens	frequentiiez, frequentiez	frequentoient, frequenteient, frequentoent, frequentevent
	preterite	frequentai	frequentas	frequenta	frequentames	frequentastes	frequenterent
	future	frequenterai	frequenteras	frequentera	frequenterons	frequenteroiz, frequentereiz, frequenterez	frequenteront
	conditional	frequenteroie, frequentereie	frequenteroies, frequentereies	frequenteroit, frequentereit	frequenteriiens, frequenteriens	frequenteriiez, frequenteriez	frequenteroient, frequentereient
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	frequent	frequenz	frequent	frequentons	frequentez	frequentent
	imperfect	frequentasse	frequentasses	frequentast	frequentissons, frequentissiens	frequentissoiz, frequentissez, frequentissiez	frequentassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	frequente	—	frequentons	frequentez	—

Descendants

• → English: frequent
• French: fréquenter