aibaitre

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Old French abatre, from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.

Verb

aibaitre

1. to butcher; to slaughter for meat
2. to shoot dead

   L'houme ât étai aibaitu d'aivô ein feuzi.

   The man was shot dead with a rifle.

3. to cut down (a tree)
4. to destroy or demolish (a wall)
5. (reflexive) to fall down, especially of tall things, such as trees

   Quand l'âbre ât tombai, ai s'ât aibaitu sur lai maizon en faice.

   When the tree fell down, it fell on the building in front.

6. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to descend upon with violence or furor

   Lai côleire de Dei s'ât aibaitue sur Israiël et ses fis.

   The wrath of God descended upon Israel and its sons.

7. (takes a reflexive pronoun, of lightning) to strike

Conjugation

      Conjugation in Bourguignon

infinitive			aibaitre
gerund			aibaitant
auxiliary			aivoi
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		aibaitu		aibaitue
		plural		aibaitus		aibaitues
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		je (j') / i*	tu	ai (el), ale	je (j') / i*	vos	ai (el), ales
	present	aibaits	aibaits	aibait	aibaitons	aibaitez	aibaitant
	imperfect	aibaitoos	aibaitoos	aibaitoot	aibaiteins	aibaiteins	aibaiteint
	preterite	aibaitis	aibaitis	aibaitit	aibaitirens	aibaitirens	aibaitirent
	future	aibaitré	aibaitrés	aibaitré	aibaitrons	aibaitrez	aibaitront
	conditional	aibaitroos	aibaitroos	aibaitroot	aibaitreins	aibaitreins	aibaitreint
subjunctive		que je (j') / qu'i*	que tu	qu'ai (el), qu'ale	que je (j') / qu'i*	que vos	qu'ai (el), qu'ales
	present	aibaite	aibaites	aibaite	aibaiteins	aibaiteins	aibaiteint
	imperfect	aibaitisse	aibaitisses	aibaitisse	aibaitisseins	aibaitisseins	aibaitisseint
imperative		—	tu	—	je (j') / i*	vos	—
	present		aibait		aibaitons	aibaitez
* je is found in Central and Eastern Burgundy, i is found in the Morvan and partially throughout the whole region