amonter

Old French

Alternative forms

  • amunter (Anglo-Norman)
  • amounter (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

    From amont, amunt (“uphill, upward”), from the prepositional phrase a mont (“toward or to a mountain or heap”), from Latin ad montem, from ad (“to”) + montem, accusative of mons (“mountain”).

    Verb

    amonter

    1. to ascend; to go up
    2. to amount to (a value)
    3. to amount to; to come to (a conclusion, an end, etc.)

    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 amonter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
    simple compound
    infinitive amonter avoir amonté
    gerund en amontant gerund of avoir + past participle
    present participle amontant
    past participle amonté
    person singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative jo tu il nos vos il
    simple
    tenses     		present amont amontes amonte amontons amontez amontent
    imperfect amontoie, amonteie, amontoe, amonteve amontoies, amonteies, amontoes, amonteves amontoit, amonteit, amontot, amonteve amontiiens, amontiens amontiiez, amontiez amontoient, amonteient, amontoent, amontevent
    preterite amontai amontas amonta amontames amontastes amonterent
    future amonterai amonteras amontera amonterons amonteroiz, amontereiz, amonterez amonteront
    conditional amonteroie, amontereie amonteroies, amontereies amonteroit, amontereit amonteriiens, amonteriens amonteriiez, amonteriez amonteroient, amontereient
    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 amont amonz amont amontons amontez amontent
    imperfect amontasse amontasses amontast amontissons, amontissiens amontissoiz, amontissez, amontissiez amontassent
    compound
    tenses     		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nos vos –
    — amonte — amontons amontez —

    Descendants

    • → Middle English: amounten, amunten
      • English: amount

    References

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