Contionary:aître
Skylandic
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *askōn. Influence by the evolution of Latin nascere to French naître. Cognate with English ask.
Pronunciation
Verb
aître (-ître, present ais, imperfect aissaient, present participle aissant, past participle aqué)
- 1. to ask, utter a question, request information or an answer for a question
Conjugations
All -ître verbs retain their /k/ sound in their IMPF.SJV forms, represented by the grapheme sequence « qu ». But only « aître » does it with the PP form too.
| Tense | Form | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| PRES | ais | ɛ |
| PRESP | aissant | ɛ.sɑ̃ |
| PRES.SJV | aissent | ɛs |
| IMPF | aissaient | ɛ.sɛ |
| PP | aqué | a.ke |
| IMPF.SJV | aquisse | a.kis |
| FUT | aîtront | ɛ.tʁɔ̃ |
| IMP | aissons | ɛ.sɔ̃ |