chicaner

English

Etymology

Compare French chicaneur.

Noun

chicaner (plural chicaners)

  1. One who uses chicanery.

References
  • chicaner in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Middle French chicaner, from Middle Low German schicken, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skikkijaną, the selfsame origin of modern French chic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃi.ka.ne/
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Verb

chicaner

  1. (transitive) to get (someone) into an argument
  2. (reflexive, reciprocal) to quibble, squabble (to complain or argue in a trivial or petty manner)
    C'est inutile de se chicaner.
    It's pointless to squabble.
    Mais pourquoi est-ce que vous vous chicanez ?
    Just why are you bickering?

Conjugation
Conjugation of chicaner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple chicaner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple chicanant
/ʃi.ka.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle chicané
/ʃi.ka.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present chicane
/ʃi.kan/		 chicanes
/ʃi.kan/		 chicane
/ʃi.kan/		 chicanons
/ʃi.ka.nɔ̃/		 chicanez
/ʃi.ka.ne/		 chicanent
/ʃi.kan/
imperfect chicanais
/ʃi.ka.nɛ/		 chicanais
/ʃi.ka.nɛ/		 chicanait
/ʃi.ka.nɛ/		 chicanions
/ʃi.ka.njɔ̃/		 chicaniez
/ʃi.ka.nje/		 chicanaient
/ʃi.ka.nɛ/
past historic2 chicanai
/ʃi.ka.ne/		 chicanas
/ʃi.ka.na/		 chicana
/ʃi.ka.na/		 chicanâmes
/ʃi.ka.nam/		 chicanâtes
/ʃi.ka.nat/		 chicanèrent
/ʃi.ka.nɛʁ/
future chicanerai
/ʃi.kan.ʁe/		 chicaneras
/ʃi.kan.ʁa/		 chicanera
/ʃi.kan.ʁa/		 chicanerons
/ʃi.kan.ʁɔ̃/		 chicanerez
/ʃi.kan.ʁe/		 chicaneront
/ʃi.kan.ʁɔ̃/
conditional chicanerais
/ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/		 chicanerais
/ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/		 chicanerait
/ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/		 chicanerions
/ʃi.ka.nə.ʁjɔ̃/		 chicaneriez
/ʃi.ka.nə.ʁje/		 chicaneraient
/ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present chicane
/ʃi.kan/		 chicanes
/ʃi.kan/		 chicane
/ʃi.kan/		 chicanions
/ʃi.ka.njɔ̃/		 chicaniez
/ʃi.ka.nje/		 chicanent
/ʃi.kan/
imperfect2 chicanasse
/ʃi.ka.nas/		 chicanasses
/ʃi.ka.nas/		 chicanât
/ʃi.ka.na/		 chicanassions
/ʃi.ka.na.sjɔ̃/		 chicanassiez
/ʃi.ka.na.sje/		 chicanassent
/ʃi.ka.nas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — chicane
/ʃi.kan/		 — chicanons
/ʃi.ka.nɔ̃/		 chicanez
/ʃi.ka.ne/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Conjugation of se chicaner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple se chicaner
compound s'être + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple se chicanant
/sə ʃi.ka.nɑ̃/
compound ayant or étant + past participle
past participle chicané
/ʃi.ka.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present me chicane
/mə ʃi.kan/		 te chicanes
/tə ʃi.kan/		 se chicane
/sə ʃi.kan/		 nous chicanons
/nu ʃi.ka.nɔ̃/		 vous chicanez
/vu ʃi.ka.ne/		 se chicanent
/sə ʃi.kan/
imperfect me chicanais
/mə ʃi.ka.nɛ/		 te chicanais
/tə ʃi.ka.nɛ/		 se chicanait
/sə ʃi.ka.nɛ/		 nous chicanions
/nu ʃi.ka.njɔ̃/		 vous chicaniez
/vu ʃi.ka.nje/		 se chicanaient
/sə ʃi.ka.nɛ/
past historic2 me chicanai
/mə ʃi.ka.ne/		 te chicanas
/tə ʃi.ka.na/		 se chicana
/sə ʃi.ka.na/		 nous chicanâmes
/nu ʃi.ka.nam/		 vous chicanâtes
/vu ʃi.ka.nat/		 se chicanèrent
/sə ʃi.ka.nɛʁ/
future me chicanerai
/mə ʃi.kan.ʁe/		 te chicaneras
/tə ʃi.kan.ʁa/		 se chicanera
/sə ʃi.kan.ʁa/		 nous chicanerons
/nu ʃi.kan.ʁɔ̃/		 vous chicanerez
/vu ʃi.kan.ʁe/		 se chicaneront
/sə ʃi.kan.ʁɔ̃/
conditional me chicanerais
/mə ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/		 te chicanerais
/tə ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/		 se chicanerait
/sə ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/		 nous chicanerions
/nu ʃi.ka.nə.ʁjɔ̃/		 vous chicaneriez
/vu ʃi.ka.nə.ʁje/		 se chicaneraient
/sə ʃi.kan.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of s'être + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of s'être + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of s'être + past participle
future perfect future of s'être + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of s'être + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present me chicane
/mə ʃi.kan/		 te chicanes
/tə ʃi.kan/		 se chicane
/sə ʃi.kan/		 nous chicanions
/nu ʃi.ka.njɔ̃/		 vous chicaniez
/vu ʃi.ka.nje/		 se chicanent
/sə ʃi.kan/
imperfect2 me chicanasse
/mə ʃi.ka.nas/		 te chicanasses
/tə ʃi.ka.nas/		 se chicanât
/sə ʃi.ka.na/		 nous chicanassions
/nu ʃi.ka.na.sjɔ̃/		 vous chicanassiez
/vu ʃi.ka.na.sje/		 se chicanassent
/sə ʃi.ka.nas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of s'être + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of s'être + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — chicane-toi
/ʃi.kan.twa/		 — chicanons-nous
/ʃi.ka.nɔ̃.nu/		 chicanez-vous
/ʃi.ka.ne.vu/		 —
compound — simple imperative of s'être + past participle — simple imperative of s'être + past participle simple imperative of s'être + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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