cerchier

== Middle French == === Verb === cerchier (uncommon) alternative form of chercher ==== Conjugation ==== As parler except the additional i in the infinitive does not appear in many forms. Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. == Old French == === Alternative forms === cercer, cercher, cergier, cerquer, chercher, sercheer, serchere, serchier secher, sericher === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin circāre, from Latin circus. === Pronunciation === (classical) IPA(key): /t͡sɛɾˈt͡ʃjeːɾ/, (northern) /t͡sɛɾˈkeːɾ/ === Verb === cerchier to search; to seek; to look for ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== === References === sercher_1 on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub == Venetan == === Etymology === From cerchio (“circle, hoop”) +‎ -er. === Noun === cerchier m (plural cerchieri) hooper, one who applies hoops to casks or barrels. === Further reading === Boerio, Giuseppe (1867), “cerchier”, in Dizionario del dialetto veneziano, 3rd edition, Venice: G. Cecchini, page 160