voloir

== Old French == === Alternative forms === voleir (archaic or northern) === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin volēre, regularized from Latin velle. === Pronunciation === (archaic) IPA(key): /vuˈlei̯ɾ/ (classical) IPA(key): /vuˈloi̯ɾ/, (northern) /vuˈlei̯ɾ/ (late) IPA(key): /vuˈlo̯ɛɾ/, (northern) /vuˈleɾ/ === Verb === voloir to want ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem vuel distinct from the unstressed stem vol, as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. The past participle has the forms: feminine singular volüe; masculine plural volus; feminine plural volües. === Noun === voloir oblique singular, m (oblique plural voloirs, nominative singular voloirs, nominative plural voloir) desire; wish ==== Descendants ==== Bourguignon: veuloi French: vouloir Gallo: vóleir Norman: vouler, vouleî Picard: vouloér Walloon: voleur