cesser

== English == === Etymology === From cess + -er. === Pronunciation === === Noun === cesser (plural cessers) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. (law) A termination or cessation. (law) A neglect of a tenant to perform services, or make payment, for two years. ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === Recess, recess, screes == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French cesser, from Old French cesser, borrowed from Latin cessāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛ.se/ ~ /se.se/ === Verb === cesser to cease; to stop to break up (e.g. a relationship) ==== Usage notes ==== In formal written French, cesser can be negated solely by the particle ne, without the need for pas. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “cesser”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === cesser first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cessō == Middle French == === Verb === cesser to cease; to stop ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “cesser”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. == Old French == === Verb === cesser to cease; to stop ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “cesser”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC.