joir

See also: joïr

Old French

Alternative forms

• joïr

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *gaudīre, from Latin gaudēre.

Verb

joir

1. to take pleasure; to enjoy

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a third-group or second-group verb (ending in -ir, without or with an -iss- infix). This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of joir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		joir			avoir joï
gerund		en joant, joïssant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		joant, joïssant
past participle		joï
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	joi, joï, joïs	joz, joïs	jot, joïst	joons, joïssons	joez, joïssez	joent, joïssent
	imperfect	jooie, joeie, joïssoie, joïsseie	jooies, joeies, joïssoies, joïsseies	jooit, joeit, joïssoit, joïsseit	joïiens, joïens, joïssiiens, joïssiens	joïiez, joïez, joïssiiez, joïssiez	jooient, joeient, joïssoient, joïsseient
	preterite	joï	joïs	joï	joïmes	joïstes	joïrent
	future	jorrai, jorai, joïrai	jorras, joras, joïras	jorra, jora, joïra	jorrons, jorons, joïrons	jorroiz, jorreiz, jorrez, joroiz, joreiz, jorez, joïroiz, joïreiz, joïrez	jorront, joront, joïront
	conditional	jorroie, jorreie, joroie, joreie, joïroie, joïreie	jorroies, jorreies, joroies, joreies, joïroies, joïreies	jorroit, jorreit, joroit, joreit, joïroit, joïreit	jorriiens, jorriens, joriiens, joriens, joïriiens, joïriens	jorriiez, jorriez, joriiez, joriez, joïriiez, joïriez	jorroient, jorreient, joroient, joreient, joïroient, joïreient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	joie, joïsse	joies, joïsses	joie, joïsse	joiiens, joions, joïssons	joiiez, joïssez	joient, joïssent
	imperfect	joïsse	joïsses	joïst	joïssons, joïssiens	joïssoiz, joïssez, joïssiez	joïssent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	joi	—	joons, joïssons	joez, joïssez	—

Derived terms

• joiant
• conjoir
• esjoir
• resjoir

Related terms

• joie

Descendants

• Middle French: iouyr, iouir, jouir, jouïr, jouyr
  • French: jouir
• Norman: joui (Jersey)
• → Italian: gioire