chatoyer
Part of speech: verb
Morphology: derivation
Topics: mineralogy
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Etymology: Motdérivé de chat, avec le suffixe -oyer, la première référence est en relation avec œil-de-chat, une pierre précieuse aux reflets changeants.
Senses:
gloss: Changer de couleur selon les différents aspects.
pos: verb
examples: Il avait tiré la bague d’opale de son doigt. Elle chatoyait, dans la fin du jour, comme un reflet de beauté, de jeunesse, de plaisir.
On n’entendait que […] le battement régulier de la vieille horloge comtoise dont l’énorme lentille de cuivre s’avivait avec le flot de soleil qui déferlait en chatoyant.
Inflected forms:
form: chatoyer
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
present
form: avoir chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
past
form: en chatoyant
pos: verb
tags: gerund
present
form: en ayant chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: gerund
past
form: chatoyant
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: je chatoie
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: tu chatoies
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: il/elle/on chatoie
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: nous chatoyons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: vous chatoyez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: ils/elles chatoient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
present
form: j’ai chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: tu as chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: il/elle/on a chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: nous avons chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: vous avez chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: ils/elles ont chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
multiword-construction
form: je chatoyais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: tu chatoyais
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: il/elle/on chatoyait
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: nous chatoyions
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: vous chatoyiez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: ils/elles chatoyaient
pos: verb
tags: indicative
imperfect
form: j’avais chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: tu avais chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: il/elle/on avait chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: nous avions chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: vous aviez chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: ils/elles avaient chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
pluperfect
form: je chatoyai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: tu chatoyas
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: il/elle/on chatoya
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: nous chatoyâmes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: vous chatoyâtes
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: ils/elles chatoyèrent
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
form: j’eus chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: tu eus chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: il/elle/on eut chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: nous eûmes chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: vous eûtes chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: ils/elles eurent chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
past
anterior
form: je chatoierai
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: tu chatoieras
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: il/elle/on chatoiera
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: nous chatoierons
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: vous chatoierez
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: ils/elles chatoieront
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
form: j’aurai chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: tu auras chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: il/elle/on aura chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: nous aurons chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: vous aurez chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: ils/elles auront chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: indicative
future
perfect
form: que je chatoie
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que tu chatoies
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’il/elle/on chatoie
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que nous chatoyions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que vous chatoyiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: qu’ils/elles chatoient
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
present
form: que j’aie chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que tu aies chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’il/elle/on ait chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que nous ayons chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que vous ayez chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: qu’ils/elles aient chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
past
form: que je chatoyasse
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que tu chatoyasses
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on chatoyât
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que nous chatoyassions
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que vous chatoyassiez
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: qu’ils/elles chatoyassent
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
imperfect
form: que j’eusse chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que tu eusses chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’il/elle/on eût chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que nous eussions chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: que vous eussiez chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: qu’ils/elles eussent chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: subjunctive
pluperfect
form: je chatoierais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: tu chatoierais
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: il/elle/on chatoierait
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: nous chatoierions
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: vous chatoieriez
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: ils/elles chatoieraient
pos: verb
tags: conditional
present
form: j’aurais chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: tu aurais chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: il/elle/on aurait chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: nous aurions chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: vous auriez chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: ils/elles auraient chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: conditional
past
form: chatoie
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: chatoyons
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: chatoyez
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: aie chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayons chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: ayez chatoyé
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
Derived terms: chatoyant
rechatoyer
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