Infinitive
Gerund
en gaitant
Participles
| Present | gaitant |
| Past | gaitié |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | gait |
| 2nd sing. | gaites |
| 3rd sing. | gaite |
| 1st plur. | gaitons |
| 2nd plur. | gaitiez |
| 3rd plur. | gaitent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | gaitoie; gaiteie; gaitoe; gaitieve |
| 2nd sing. | gaitoies; gaiteies; gaitoes; gaitieves |
| 3rd sing. | gaitoit; gaiteit; gaitot; gaitieve |
| 1st plur. | gaitiiens; gaitiens |
| 2nd plur. | gaitiiez; gaitiez |
| 3rd plur. | gaitoient; gaiteient; gaitoent; gaitievent |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | gaitai |
| 2nd sing. | gaitas |
| 3rd sing. | gaita |
| 1st plur. | gaitames |
| 2nd plur. | gaitastes |
| 3rd plur. | gaitierent |
Future
| 1st sing. | gaiterai |
| 2nd sing. | gaiteras |
| 3rd sing. | gaitera |
| 1st plur. | gaiterons |
| 2nd plur. | gaiteroiz; gaitereiz; gaiterez |
| 3rd plur. | gaiteront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | gaiteroie; gaitereie |
| 2nd sing. | gaiteroies; gaitereies |
| 3rd sing. | gaiteroit; gaitereit |
| 1st plur. | gaiteriiens; gaiteriens |
| 2nd plur. | gaiteriiez; gaiteriez |
| 3rd plur. | gaiteroient; gaitereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | gait |
| 2nd sing. | gaiz |
| 3rd sing. | gait |
| 1st plur. | gaitons |
| 2nd plur. | gaitiez |
| 3rd plur. | gaitent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | gaitasse |
| 2nd sing. | gaitasses |
| 3rd sing. | gaitast |
| 1st plur. | gaitissons; gaitissiens |
| 2nd plur. | gaitissoiz; gaitissez; gaitissiez |
| 3rd plur. | gaitassent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | gaite |
| 1st plur. | gaitons |
| 2nd plur. | gaitiez |
Verbs conjugated like gaitier
acointier,
gaitier,
aquintier,
awaitier,
alaitier,
afaitier,
agaitier,
enditier,
desheitier,
deshaitier,
eschargaitier,
heitier,
haitier,
delitier,
apointier,
esploitier,
couvoitier,
espleitier,
covoitier,
peintier, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Frankish *wahtōn, *wahtjan (“to watch, guard”), derivative of *wahta (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be fresh, cheerful, awake”)). Compare Anglo-Norman waiter from the Old Northern French variant.
Verbs referencing "gaitier"
English
wait, French
guetter.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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