rire

See also: riré

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin rīdĕre.

Verb

rire (ORB, broad)

  1. to laugh

References

  • rire in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • rire in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French rire, from Old French rire, from Late Latin rīdere, from Latin rīdēre. The past participle's root-final S was lost.

Pronunciation

Verb

rire

  1. to laugh [with de ‘something’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of rire (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple rire
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple riant
/ʁjɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle ri
/ʁi/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present ris
/ʁi/ 		ris
/ʁi/ 		rit
/ʁi/ 		rions
/ʁjɔ̃/ 		riez
/ʁje/ 		rient
/ʁi/
imperfect riais
/ʁjɛ/ 		riais
/ʁjɛ/ 		riait
/ʁjɛ/ 		riions
/ʁi.jɔ̃/ 		riiez
/ʁi.je/ 		riaient
/ʁjɛ/
past historic2 ris
/ʁi/ 		ris
/ʁi/ 		rit
/ʁi/ 		rîmes
/ʁim/ 		rîtes
/ʁit/ 		rirent
/ʁiʁ/
future rirai
/ʁi.ʁe/ 		riras
/ʁi.ʁa/ 		rira
/ʁi.ʁa/ 		rirons
/ʁi.ʁɔ̃/ 		rirez
/ʁi.ʁe/ 		riront
/ʁi.ʁɔ̃/
conditional rirais
/ʁi.ʁɛ/ 		rirais
/ʁi.ʁɛ/ 		rirait
/ʁi.ʁɛ/ 		ririons
/ʁi.ʁjɔ̃/ 		ririez
/ʁi.ʁje/ 		riraient
/ʁi.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 rie
/ʁi/ 		ries
/ʁi/ 		rie
/ʁi/ 		riions
/ʁi.jɔ̃/ 		riiez
/ʁi.je/ 		rient
/ʁi/
imperfect2 risse
/ʁis/ 		risses
/ʁis/ 		rît
/ʁi/ 		rissions
/ʁi.sjɔ̃/ 		rissiez
/ʁi.sje/ 		rissent
/ʁis/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ris
/ʁi/ 		— rions
/ʁjɔ̃/ 		riez
/ʁje/ 		—
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).

Noun

rire m (plural rires)

  1. laugh

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French rire.

Verb

rire

  1. to laugh

Descendants

  • French: rire

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan rire, ridre, from Late Latin rīdere, from Latin rīdēre.

Pronunciation

Noun

rire m (plural rires)

  1. laughter; laugh

Verb

rire

  1. to laugh

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin rīdere, from Latin rīdēre.

Pronunciation

  • (archaic) IPA(key): /ˈriðɾə/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /ˈriɾə/

Verb

rire

  1. to laugh

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of rire (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive rire avoir ris
gerund en riant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle riant
past participle ris
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present ri riz rit rions rïez rïent
imperfect rioie, rïeie rioies, rïeies rioit, rïeit riiiens, riiens riiiez, riiez rioient, rïeient
preterite ris reṣis rist reṣimes reṣistes risdrent
future rirai riras rira rirons riroiz, rireiz, rirez riront
conditional riroie, rireie riroies, rireies riroit, rireit ririiens, ririens ririiez, ririez riroient, rireient
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 rïe rïes rïe riiens, rions riiez rïent
imperfect reṣisse reṣisses reṣist reṣissons, reṣissiens reṣissoiz, reṣissez, reṣissiez reṣissent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— ri — rions rïez —

Derived terms

Descendants

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin rīdere, from Latin rīdēre.

Verb

rire

  1. to laugh

Descendants

Paraguayan Guarani

Etymology

Cognate with Old Tupi riré.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾiˈɾe]
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: ri‧re

Postposition

rire

  1. after

References

  • Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “rire”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 98, column 1

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French rire, from Late Latin rīdere, from Latin rīdēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʀiːʀ/

Verb

rire

  1. to laugh
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