contester

== English == === Etymology === From contest + -er. === Noun === contester (plural contesters) One who contests something. === Anagrams === Cornettes, recontest == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin contestārī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tɛs.te/ === Verb === contester to contest; to challenge; to dispute ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== contestation === Further reading === “contester”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === corsètent, escortent == Latin == === Verb === contester first-person singular present active subjunctive of contestor == Norman == === Etymology === From Latin contestor, contestārī (“call to witness”). === Verb === contester (Jersey) to contest == Old French == === Etymology === First attested 1338, Latin contestor. === Verb === contester to contest; to dispute to attest ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== English: contest French: contester Norman: contester === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “contester”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. Etymology and history of “contester”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012