combatre

See also: combatré

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin cum + battuō. First attested in the 14th century.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kumˈba.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [komˈba.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [komˈba.tɾe]
• Rhymes: -atɾe

Verb

combatre (first-person singular present combato, first-person singular preterite combatí, past participle combatut)

1. to combat

Conjugation

infinitive			combatre
gerund			combatent
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		combatut		combatuda
		plural		combatuts		combatudes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	combato	combats	combat	combatem	combateu	combaten
	imperfect	combatia	combaties	combatia	combatíem	combatíeu	combatien
	future	combatré	combatràs	combatrà	combatrem	combatreu	combatran
	preterite	combatí	combateres	combaté	combatérem	combatéreu	combateren
	conditional	combatria	combatries	combatria	combatríem	combatríeu	combatrien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	combati	combatis	combati	combatem	combateu	combatin
	imperfect	combatés	combatessis	combatés	combatéssim	combatéssiu	combatessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	combat	combati	combatem	combateu	combatin
	negative (no)	—	no combatis	no combati	no combatem	no combateu	no combatin

    Conjugation of combatre (second conjugation)

Derived terms

• combat

References

1. “combatre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

• “combatre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “combatre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “combatre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French combatre, see below.

Verb

combatre

1. to combat (engage in combat)

Descendants

• French: combatre

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *combattere, present active infinitive of *combattō, from Latin cum + battuō.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedoc):

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Verb

combatre

1. to combat

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Old French

Alternative forms

• conbatre
• cumbatre

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *combattere, present active infinitive of *combattō, from Latin cum + battuō.

Verb

combatre

1. to combat; to engage in battle or warfare

Conjugation

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

		simple			compound
infinitive		combatre			avoir combatu
gerund		en combatant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		combatant
past participle		combatu
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	combat	combaz	combat	combatons	combatez	combatent
	imperfect	combatoie, combateie	combatoies, combateies	combatoit, combateit	combatiiens, combatiens	combatiiez, combatiez	combatoient, combateient
	preterite	combati	combatis	combatié	combatimes	combatistes	combatierent
	future	combatrai	combatras	combatra	combatrons	combatroiz, combatreiz, combatrez	combatront
	conditional	combatroie, combatreie	combatroies, combatreies	combatroit, combatreit	combatriiens, combatriens	combatriiez, combatriez	combatroient, combatreient
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	combate	combates	combate	combatons	combatez	combatent
	imperfect	combatisse	combatisses	combatist	combatissons, combatissiens	combatissoiz, combatissez, combatissiez	combatissent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	combat	—	combatons	combatez	—

    Conjugation of combatre (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

Related terms

• batre

Descendants

• English: combat
• Middle French: combatre
  • French: combattre