parfumer

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French parfumer, probably borrowed from Old Occitan parfumer or Italian perfumare, from Latin per- + fumāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁ.fy.me/
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Verb

parfumer

  1. to perfume (to apply a scent)

Conjugation

Conjugation of parfumer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple parfumer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple parfumant
/paʁ.fy.mɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle parfumé
/paʁ.fy.me/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present parfume
/paʁ.fym/ 		parfumes
/paʁ.fym/ 		parfume
/paʁ.fym/ 		parfumons
/paʁ.fy.mɔ̃/ 		parfumez
/paʁ.fy.me/ 		parfument
/paʁ.fym/
imperfect parfumais
/paʁ.fy.mɛ/ 		parfumais
/paʁ.fy.mɛ/ 		parfumait
/paʁ.fy.mɛ/ 		parfumions
/paʁ.fy.mjɔ̃/ 		parfumiez
/paʁ.fy.mje/ 		parfumaient
/paʁ.fy.mɛ/
past historic2 parfumai
/paʁ.fy.me/ 		parfumas
/paʁ.fy.ma/ 		parfuma
/paʁ.fy.ma/ 		parfumâmes
/paʁ.fy.mam/ 		parfumâtes
/paʁ.fy.mat/ 		parfumèrent
/paʁ.fy.mɛʁ/
future parfumerai
/paʁ.fym.ʁe/ 		parfumeras
/paʁ.fym.ʁa/ 		parfumera
/paʁ.fym.ʁa/ 		parfumerons
/paʁ.fym.ʁɔ̃/ 		parfumerez
/paʁ.fym.ʁe/ 		parfumeront
/paʁ.fym.ʁɔ̃/
conditional parfumerais
/paʁ.fym.ʁɛ/ 		parfumerais
/paʁ.fym.ʁɛ/ 		parfumerait
/paʁ.fym.ʁɛ/ 		parfumerions
/paʁ.fy.mə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		parfumeriez
/paʁ.fy.mə.ʁje/ 		parfumeraient
/paʁ.fym.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 parfume
/paʁ.fym/ 		parfumes
/paʁ.fym/ 		parfume
/paʁ.fym/ 		parfumions
/paʁ.fy.mjɔ̃/ 		parfumiez
/paʁ.fy.mje/ 		parfument
/paʁ.fym/
imperfect2 parfumasse
/paʁ.fy.mas/ 		parfumasses
/paʁ.fy.mas/ 		parfumât
/paʁ.fy.ma/ 		parfumassions
/paʁ.fy.ma.sjɔ̃/ 		parfumassiez
/paʁ.fy.ma.sje/ 		parfumassent
/paʁ.fy.mas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — parfume
/paʁ.fym/ 		— parfumons
/paʁ.fy.mɔ̃/ 		parfumez
/paʁ.fy.me/ 		—
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

Middle French

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old Occitan parfumer or Italian perfumare, from Latin per- + fumāre.

Verb

parfumer

  1. to perfume (to apply a scent)

Conjugation

Conjugation of parfumer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple parfumer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple parfumant
/paʁ.fy.mɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle parfumé
/paʁ.fy.me/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present parfume
/paʁ.fym/ 		parfumes
/paʁ.fym/ 		parfume
/paʁ.fym/ 		parfumons
/paʁ.fy.mɔ̃/ 		parfumez
/paʁ.fy.me/ 		parfument
/paʁ.fym/
imperfect parfumais
/paʁ.fy.mɛ/ 		parfumais
/paʁ.fy.mɛ/ 		parfumait
/paʁ.fy.mɛ/ 		parfumions
/paʁ.fy.mjɔ̃/ 		parfumiez
/paʁ.fy.mje/ 		parfumaient
/paʁ.fy.mɛ/
past historic2 parfumai
/paʁ.fy.me/ 		parfumas
/paʁ.fy.ma/ 		parfuma
/paʁ.fy.ma/ 		parfumâmes
/paʁ.fy.mam/ 		parfumâtes
/paʁ.fy.mat/ 		parfumèrent
/paʁ.fy.mɛʁ/
future parfumerai
/paʁ.fym.ʁe/ 		parfumeras
/paʁ.fym.ʁa/ 		parfumera
/paʁ.fym.ʁa/ 		parfumerons
/paʁ.fym.ʁɔ̃/ 		parfumerez
/paʁ.fym.ʁe/ 		parfumeront
/paʁ.fym.ʁɔ̃/
conditional parfumerais
/paʁ.fym.ʁɛ/ 		parfumerais
/paʁ.fym.ʁɛ/ 		parfumerait
/paʁ.fym.ʁɛ/ 		parfumerions
/paʁ.fy.mə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		parfumeriez
/paʁ.fy.mə.ʁje/ 		parfumeraient
/paʁ.fym.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 parfume
/paʁ.fym/ 		parfumes
/paʁ.fym/ 		parfume
/paʁ.fym/ 		parfumions
/paʁ.fy.mjɔ̃/ 		parfumiez
/paʁ.fy.mje/ 		parfument
/paʁ.fym/
imperfect2 parfumasse
/paʁ.fy.mas/ 		parfumasses
/paʁ.fy.mas/ 		parfumât
/paʁ.fy.ma/ 		parfumassions
/paʁ.fy.ma.sjɔ̃/ 		parfumassiez
/paʁ.fy.ma.sje/ 		parfumassent
/paʁ.fy.mas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — parfume
/paʁ.fym/ 		— parfumons
/paʁ.fy.mɔ̃/ 		parfumez
/paʁ.fy.me/ 		—
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

Descendants

  • French: parfumer

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French parfumeur.

Noun

parfumer m (plural parfumeri)

  1. perfumer

Declension

Declension of parfumer
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative parfumer parfumerul parfumeri parfumerii
genitive-dative parfumer parfumerului parfumeri parfumerilor
vocative parfumerule parfumerilor

References

  • parfumer in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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