gaber

See also: Gaber

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Norse gabba (“to mock”), from Proto-Germanic *gabbōną (“to mock, jest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghabh- (“to be split, be forked, gape”).

Cognate with Old English gabban (“to scoff, mock, delude, jest”), Old Frisian gabbia (“to accuse”), Middle Dutch gabben (“to mock”), Middle Low German gabben (“to have fun, jest”). More at gab.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡa.be/
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Verb

gaber

  1. (transitive, obsolete) to ridicule; mock
  2. (transitive) to speak clumsily; to blunder; to laugh

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

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Verb

gaber

  1. to joke

Conjugation
  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of gaber
infinitive simple gaber
compound avoir + past participle
present participle1 or gerund2 simple gabant
compound present participle or gerund of avoir + past participle
past participle gabé
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ie (i’) tu il, elle nous vous ilz, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present gabe gabes gabe gabons gabez gabent
imperfect gabois, gaboys gabois, gaboys gaboit, gaboyt gabions, gabyons gabiez, gabyez gaboient, gaboyent
past historic gaba gabas gaba gabasmes gabastes gaberent
future gaberai, gaberay gaberas gabera gaberons gaberez gaberont
conditional gaberois, gaberoys gaberois, gaberoys gaberoit, gaberoyt gaberions, gaberyons gaberiez, gaberyez gaberoient, gaberoyent
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que ie (i’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ilz, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present gabe gabes gabe gabons gabez gabent
imperfect gabasse gabasses gabast gabassions gabassiez gabassent
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — gabe — gabons gabez —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The present participle was variable in gender and number until the 17th century (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], Une esthétique nouvelle: Honoré d'Urfé, correcteur de l'Astrée, p. 179). The French Academy would eventually declare it not to be declined in 1679.
2 The gerund was held to be invariable by grammarians of the early 17th century, and was usable with preposition en, as in Modern French, although the preposition was not mandatory (Anne Sancier-Château [1995], op. cit., p. 180).

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse gabba (“to mock”), from Proto-Germanic *gabbaną (“to mock, jest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghabh- (“to be split, be forked, gape”).

Cognate with Old English gabban (“to scoff, mock, delude, jest”), Old Frisian gabbia (“to accuse”), Middle Dutch gabben (“to mock”), Middle Low German gabben (“to have fun, jest”). More at gab.

Verb

gaber

  1. to joke; to jest
  2. to dupe, to fool

Conjugation

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Descendants
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