noyer

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Vulgar Latin nucārius (“nut tree”) from Classical Latin nux. Compare Spanish noguera, Portuguese nogueira, Catalan noguera, Occitan noguièr. Equivalent to noix +‎ -ier.

Noun[edit]

noyer m (plural noyers)

  1. walnut (tree)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
  • noix (walnut, the nut)

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Old French noier, neier, from Latin necāre (“kill”). The sense of "to drown" can be found in other Romance cognates; compare Catalan negar, Italian annegare, Spanish anegar, Romanian îneca.

Verb[edit]

noyer

  1. (reflexive, literal and figurative) to drown; to drown oneself
    Elle s’est noyée dans l’océan.
    She drowned in the ocean.
  2. (transitive, literal and figurative) to drown
    J’ai noyé mon chien dans le fleuve.
    I drowned my dog in the river.
    • 1640, Pierre Corneille, Horace, act I, scene 3:
      Et noyons dans l’oubli ces petits différends
      And let us drown in oblivion these petty disputes
  3. (transitive, cooking) to dilute; to water down
    Il faut noyer le vin avec de l’eau.
    You must water down the wine.
Conjugation[edit]

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like employer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Conjugation of noyer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple noyer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple noyant
/nwa.jɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle noyé
/nwa.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present noie
/nwa/ 		noies
/nwa/ 		noie
/nwa/ 		noyons
/nwa.jɔ̃/ 		noyez
/nwa.je/ 		noient
/nwa/
imperfect noyais
/nwa.jɛ/ 		noyais
/nwa.jɛ/ 		noyait
/nwa.jɛ/ 		noyions
/nwaj.jɔ̃/ 		noyiez
/nwaj.je/ 		noyaient
/nwa.jɛ/
past historic2 noyai
/nwa.je/ 		noyas
/nwa.ja/ 		noya
/nwa.ja/ 		noyâmes
/nwa.jam/ 		noyâtes
/nwa.jat/ 		noyèrent
/nwa.jɛʁ/
future noierai
/nwa.ʁe/ 		noieras
/nwa.ʁa/ 		noiera
/nwa.ʁa/ 		noierons
/nwa.ʁɔ̃/ 		noierez
/nwa.ʁe/ 		noieront
/nwa.ʁɔ̃/
conditional noierais
/nwa.ʁɛ/ 		noierais
/nwa.ʁɛ/ 		noierait
/nwa.ʁɛ/ 		noierions
/nwa.ʁjɔ̃/ 		noieriez
/nwa.ʁje/ 		noieraient
/nwa.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 noie
/nwa/ 		noies
/nwa/ 		noie
/nwa/ 		noyions
/nwaj.jɔ̃/ 		noyiez
/nwaj.je/ 		noient
/nwa/
imperfect2 noyasse
/nwa.jas/ 		noyasses
/nwa.jas/ 		noyât
/nwa.ja/ 		noyassions
/nwa.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		noyassiez
/nwa.ja.sje/ 		noyassent
/nwa.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — noie
/nwa/ 		— noyons
/nwa.jɔ̃/ 		noyez
/nwa.je/ 		—
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).

This verb is part of a large group of -er verbs that conjugate like employer or ennuyer. These verbs always replace the 'y' with an 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Conjugation of se noyer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se noyer
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se noyant
/sə nwa.jɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle noyé
/nwa.je/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me noie
/mə nwa/ 		te noies
/tə nwa/ 		se noie
/sə nwa/ 		nous noyons
/nu nwa.jɔ̃/ 		vous noyez
/vu nwa.je/ 		se noient
/sə nwa/
imperfect me noyais
/mə nwa.jɛ/ 		te noyais
/tə nwa.jɛ/ 		se noyait
/sə nwa.jɛ/ 		nous noyions
/nu nwaj.jɔ̃/ 		vous noyiez
/vu nwaj.je/ 		se noyaient
/sə nwa.jɛ/
past historic2 me noyai
/mə nwa.je/ 		te noyas
/tə nwa.ja/ 		se noya
/sə nwa.ja/ 		nous noyâmes
/nu nwa.jam/ 		vous noyâtes
/vu nwa.jat/ 		se noyèrent
/sə nwa.jɛʁ/
future me noierai
/mə nwa.ʁe/ 		te noieras
/tə nwa.ʁa/ 		se noiera
/sə nwa.ʁa/ 		nous noierons
/nu nwa.ʁɔ̃/ 		vous noierez
/vu nwa.ʁe/ 		se noieront
/sə nwa.ʁɔ̃/
conditional me noierais
/mə nwa.ʁɛ/ 		te noierais
/tə nwa.ʁɛ/ 		se noierait
/sə nwa.ʁɛ/ 		nous noierions
/nu nwa.ʁjɔ̃/ 		vous noieriez
/vu nwa.ʁje/ 		se noieraient
/sə nwa.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present me noie
/mə nwa/ 		te noies
/tə nwa/ 		se noie
/sə nwa/ 		nous noyions
/nu nwaj.jɔ̃/ 		vous noyiez
/vu nwaj.je/ 		se noient
/sə nwa/
imperfect2 me noyasse
/mə nwa.jas/ 		te noyasses
/tə nwa.jas/ 		se noyât
/sə nwa.ja/ 		nous noyassions
/nu nwa.ja.sjɔ̃/ 		vous noyassiez
/vu nwa.ja.sje/ 		se noyassent
/sə nwa.jas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — noie-toi
/nwa.twa/ 		— noyons-nous
/nwa.jɔ̃.nu/ 		noyez-vous
/nwa.je.vu/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + 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).

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