acheter

== French == === Alternative forms === achepter (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old French acheter, from Vulgar Latin *accaptāre, from Latin acceptāre. Doublet of accepter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʃ.te/, /a.ʃə.te/ === Verb === acheter to purchase; buy ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is conjugated like parler, except the -e- /ə/ of the second-to-last syllable becomes -è- /ɛ/ when the next vowel is a silent or schwa -e-, as in the third-person singular present indicative il achète and the third-person singular future indicative il achètera. ==== Derived terms ==== acheter chat en poche ==== Related terms ==== achat ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: achte Mauritian Creole: aste → Esperanto: aĉeti === Further reading === “acheter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === châtrée, racheté, rachète, trachée == Old French == === Alternative forms === achater acater (Old Northern French) === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *accaptāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /at͡ʃəˈteːɾ/ === Verb === acheter to purchase; buy Synonym: porchacier Antonym: vendre ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ts, *-tt are modified to z, t. This verb has a stressed present stem achat distinct from the unstressed stem achet. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== Bourguignon: aichetai Champenois: aitcheter, aicheter French: acheter, achepter (obsolete)Haitian Creole: achteMauritian Creole: aste→ Esperanto: aĉeti Norman: acataer, acataïr (Guernsey), acater (Jersey) Picard: acater Walloon: atchter →⇒ Middle English: acatour English: cater, acater, acater