conter

Champenois

Etymology

Inherited from Old French conter, from Latin computāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kõ.te/

Verb

conter

  1. (Troyen) to count
  2. to recount
  3. to think
  4. to believe

References

  • Daunay, Jean (1998), Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne)‎[1] (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
  • Baudoin, Alphonse (1885), Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux‎[2] (in French), Troyes

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French conter, from Latin computāre. Doublet of compter and computer. Semantical shift from "count" to "recount" via the notion of "enumerate facts, go through facts"; compare the same in English tell.

Pronunciation

Verb

conter

  1. to recount (tell a story)

Conjugation

Conjugation of conter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple conter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple contant
/kɔ̃.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle conté
/kɔ̃.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present conte
/kɔ̃t/ 		contes
/kɔ̃t/ 		conte
/kɔ̃t/ 		contons
/kɔ̃.tɔ̃/ 		contez
/kɔ̃.te/ 		content
/kɔ̃t/
imperfect contais
/kɔ̃.tɛ/ 		contais
/kɔ̃.tɛ/ 		contait
/kɔ̃.tɛ/ 		contions
/kɔ̃.tjɔ̃/ 		contiez
/kɔ̃.tje/ 		contaient
/kɔ̃.tɛ/
past historic2 contai
/kɔ̃.te/ 		contas
/kɔ̃.ta/ 		conta
/kɔ̃.ta/ 		contâmes
/kɔ̃.tam/ 		contâtes
/kɔ̃.tat/ 		contèrent
/kɔ̃.tɛʁ/
future conterai
/kɔ̃.tʁe/ 		conteras
/kɔ̃.tʁa/ 		contera
/kɔ̃.tʁa/ 		conterons
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ̃/ 		conterez
/kɔ̃.tʁe/ 		conteront
/kɔ̃.tʁɔ̃/
conditional conterais
/kɔ̃.tʁɛ/ 		conterais
/kɔ̃.tʁɛ/ 		conterait
/kɔ̃.tʁɛ/ 		conterions
/kɔ̃.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		conteriez
/kɔ̃.tə.ʁje/ 		conteraient
/kɔ̃.tʁɛ/
(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 conte
/kɔ̃t/ 		contes
/kɔ̃t/ 		conte
/kɔ̃t/ 		contions
/kɔ̃.tjɔ̃/ 		contiez
/kɔ̃.tje/ 		content
/kɔ̃t/
imperfect2 contasse
/kɔ̃.tas/ 		contasses
/kɔ̃.tas/ 		contât
/kɔ̃.ta/ 		contassions
/kɔ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		contassiez
/kɔ̃.ta.sje/ 		contassent
/kɔ̃.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — conte
/kɔ̃t/ 		— contons
/kɔ̃.tɔ̃/ 		contez
/kɔ̃.te/ 		—
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).

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese contẽer, from Latin continēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [koŋˈteːɾ]

Verb

conter (first-person singular present conteño, first-person singular preterite contiven, past participle contido)
conter (first-person singular present contenho, first-person singular preterite contivem or contive, past participle contido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to contain

Conjugation

    Conjugation of conter (irregular)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal conter
Personal conter conteres conter contermos conterdes conteren
Gerund
contendo
Past participle
Masculine contido contidos
Feminine contida contidas
Indicative
Present conteño contés contén contemos contendes, contedes conteñen
Imperfect contiña contiñas contiña contiñamos contiñades contiñan
Preterite contiven contiveches contivo contivemos contivestes contiveron
Pluperfect contivera contiveras contivera contiveramos contiverades contiveran
Future conterei conterás conterá conteremos conteredes conterán
Conditional contería conterías contería conteriamos conteriades conterían
Subjunctive
Present conteña conteñas conteña conteñamos conteñades conteñan
Imperfect contivese contiveses contivese contivésemos contivésedes contivesen
Future contiver contiveres contiver contivermos contiverdes contiveren
Imperative
Affirmative contén conteña conteñamos contende, contede conteñan
Negative (non) non conteñas non conteña non conteñamos non conteñades non conteñan
    Reintegrated conjugation of conter (irregular) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal conter
Personal conter conteres conter contermos conterdes conterem
Gerund
contendo
Past participle
Masculine contido contidos
Feminine contida contidas
Indicative
Present contenho contés, conténs contém contemos contendes contenhem, contêm, contém1
Imperfect continha continhas continha contínhamos contínhades, contínheis, contínhais1 continham
Preterite contivem, contive contiveste, contiveche1 contivo, conteve contivemos contivestes contivérom, contiveram
Pluperfect contivera contiveras contivera contivéramos contivérades, contivéreis, contivérais1 contiveram
Future conterei conterás conterá conteremos conteredes, contereis conterám, conterão
Conditional conteria conterias conteria conteríamos conteríades, conteríeis, conteríais1 conteriam
Subjunctive
Present contenha contenhas contenha contenhamos contenhades, contenhais contenham
Imperfect contivesse contivesses contivesse contivéssemos contivéssedes, contivésseis contivessem
Future contiver contiveres contiver contivermos contiverdes contiverem
Imperative
Affirmative contém contenha contenhamos contende contenham
Negative (nom) nom contenhas nom contenha nom contenhamos nom contenhades, nom contenhais nom contenham

1Less recommended.

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Latin computāre.

    Verb

    conter

    1. to tell; to say
    2. to recount (tell a story)
    3. to add up (count)

    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 conter (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
    simple compound
    infinitive conter avoir conté
    gerund en contant gerund of avoir + past participle
    present participle contant
    past participle conté
    person singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative jo tu il nos vos il
    simple
    tenses     		present cont contes conte contons contez content
    imperfect contoie, conteie, contoe, conteve contoies, conteies, contoes, conteves contoit, conteit, contot, conteve contiiens, contiens contiiez, contiez contoient, conteient, contoent, contevent
    preterite contai contas conta contames contastes conterent
    future conterai conteras contera conterons conteroiz, contereiz, conterez conteront
    conditional conteroie, contereie conteroies, contereies conteroit, contereit conteriiens, conteriens conteriiez, conteriez conteroient, contereient
    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 cont conz cont contons contez content
    imperfect contasse contasses contast contissons, contissiens contissoiz, contissez, contissiez contassent
    compound
    tenses     		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
    imperative – tu – nos vos –
    — conte — contons contez —

    Descendants

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    From Old Galician-Portuguese contẽer, from Latin continēre.

    Pronunciation

     
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõˈteɾ/
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõˈte.ɾi/

    • Hyphenation: con‧ter

    Verb

    conter (first-person singular present contenho, first-person singular preterite contive, past participle contido)

    1. to contain, hold, carry
    2. to include
    3. to restrain

    Conjugation

        Conjugation of conter (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
    Singular Plural
    First-person
    (eu)     		Second-person
    (tu)     		Third-person
    (ele / ela / você)     		First-person
    (nós)     		Second-person
    (vós)     		Third-person
    (eles / elas / vocês)
    Infinitive
    Impersonal conter
    Personal conter conteres conter contermos conterdes conterem
    Gerund
    contendo
    Past participle
    Masculine contido contidos
    Feminine contida contidas
    Indicative
    Present contenho conténs contém contemos contendes contêm
    Imperfect continha continhas continha contínhamos contínheis continham
    Preterite contive contiveste conteve contivemos contivestes contiveram
    Pluperfect contivera contiveras contivera contivéramos contivéreis contiveram
    Future conterei conterás conterá conteremos contereis conterão
    Conditional conteria conterias conteria conteríamos conteríeis conteriam
    Subjunctive
    Present contenha contenhas contenha contenhamos contenhais contenham
    Imperfect contivesse contivesses contivesse contivéssemos contivésseis contivessem
    Future contiver contiveres contiver contivermos contiverdes contiverem
    Imperative
    Affirmative contém contenha contenhamos contende contenham
    Negative (não) não contenhas não contenha não contenhamos não contenhais não contenham

    Quotations

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:conter.

    Further reading

    Walloon

    Etymology

    From Old French conter, from Latin computō, computare (“compute”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.ˈte/

    Verb

    conter

    1. to count

    Conjugation

       —         —   Conjugation of the verb conter in Walloon   —   Codjowaedje do viebe conter e walon
    infinitive simple conter
    compound aveur + past participle
    gerund1 simple contant
    compound åyant + past participle
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular conté contêye
    plural contés contêyes
    singular plural
    first second third first second third
    indicative dji (dj') ti (t') i (il) / ele dji (dj') / nos2 vos i (il)
    (simple
    tenses)         		present conte contes conte contans contez contèt or contnut3
    imperfect contéve contéves contéve conténs contîz contént
    preterite conta contas conta contîs contîz contît
    future contrè contrès contrè contrans controz contront
    conditional contreu contreus contreut contréns contrîz contrént
    (compound
    tenses)         		present perfect present indicative of aveur + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect indicative of aveur + past participle
    past anterior preterite indicative of aveur + past participle
    future perfect future of aveur + past participle
    conditional perfect conditional of aveur + past participle
    subjunctive ki dj' ki t' k' i (il) / k' ele ki dj' / ki nos2 ki vos k' i (il)
    (simple
    tenses)         		present conte contes conte contanxhe contoxhe contèxhe or contnuxhe3
    imperfect contaxhe contaxhes contaxhe conténxhe contîxhe conténxhe
    (compound
    tenses)         		past present subjunctive of aveur + past participle
    pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of aveur + past participle
    imperative – ti – dji / nos vos –
    simple — conte! — contans! contez! —
    compound — simple imperative of aveur + past participle — simple imperative of aveur + past participle simple imperative of aveur + past participle —
    1 The Walloon gerund is usable only with the preposition tot (Eastern, Southern) or e (Central, Western).
    2 The second person plural dji is used in Central and Southern dialects
    3 The form -èt/-exhe is used in Eastern and Southern dialects, the form -nut/-nuxhe is used in Central and Western dialects.
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