chicoter

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French[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From chicot (“stump, stub”) +‎ -er.

Verb[edit]

chicoter

  1. (transitive) to cut away, to cut up
    Synonym: déchiqueter
  2. (transitive, Louisiana) to nibble, to eat away, to erode
  3. (transitive, Louisiana) to whittle
  4. (transitive, Louisiana) to harass, to irritate
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of chicoter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple chicoter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple chicotant
/ʃi.kɔ.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle chicoté
/ʃi.kɔ.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present chicote
/ʃi.kɔt/ 		chicotes
/ʃi.kɔt/ 		chicote
/ʃi.kɔt/ 		chicotons
/ʃi.kɔ.tɔ̃/ 		chicotez
/ʃi.kɔ.te/ 		chicotent
/ʃi.kɔt/
imperfect chicotais
/ʃi.kɔ.tɛ/ 		chicotais
/ʃi.kɔ.tɛ/ 		chicotait
/ʃi.kɔ.tɛ/ 		chicotions
/ʃi.kɔ.tjɔ̃/ 		chicotiez
/ʃi.kɔ.tje/ 		chicotaient
/ʃi.kɔ.tɛ/
past historic2 chicotai
/ʃi.kɔ.te/ 		chicotas
/ʃi.kɔ.ta/ 		chicota
/ʃi.kɔ.ta/ 		chicotâmes
/ʃi.kɔ.tam/ 		chicotâtes
/ʃi.kɔ.tat/ 		chicotèrent
/ʃi.kɔ.tɛʁ/
future chicoterai
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁe/ 		chicoteras
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁa/ 		chicotera
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁa/ 		chicoterons
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁɔ̃/ 		chicoterez
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁe/ 		chicoteront
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁɔ̃/
conditional chicoterais
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁɛ/ 		chicoterais
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁɛ/ 		chicoterait
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁɛ/ 		chicoterions
/ʃi.kɔ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		chicoteriez
/ʃi.kɔ.tə.ʁje/ 		chicoteraient
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁɛ/
(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 chicote
/ʃi.kɔt/ 		chicotes
/ʃi.kɔt/ 		chicote
/ʃi.kɔt/ 		chicotions
/ʃi.kɔ.tjɔ̃/ 		chicotiez
/ʃi.kɔ.tje/ 		chicotent
/ʃi.kɔt/
imperfect2 chicotasse
/ʃi.kɔ.tas/ 		chicotasses
/ʃi.kɔ.tas/ 		chicotât
/ʃi.kɔ.ta/ 		chicotassions
/ʃi.kɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		chicotassiez
/ʃi.kɔ.ta.sje/ 		chicotassent
/ʃi.kɔ.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — chicote
/ʃi.kɔt/ 		— chicotons
/ʃi.kɔ.tɔ̃/ 		chicotez
/ʃi.kɔ.te/ 		—
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).

Etymology 2[edit]

Probably an alternation of chicaner with the pejorative suffix -oter.

Verb[edit]

chicoter

  1. (dated, colloquial) to quibble, to squabble
    Synonym: chicaner
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of chicoter (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple chicoter
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple chicotant
/ʃi.kɔ.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle chicoté
/ʃi.kɔ.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present chicote
/ʃi.kɔt/ 		chicotes
/ʃi.kɔt/ 		chicote
/ʃi.kɔt/ 		chicotons
/ʃi.kɔ.tɔ̃/ 		chicotez
/ʃi.kɔ.te/ 		chicotent
/ʃi.kɔt/
imperfect chicotais
/ʃi.kɔ.tɛ/ 		chicotais
/ʃi.kɔ.tɛ/ 		chicotait
/ʃi.kɔ.tɛ/ 		chicotions
/ʃi.kɔ.tjɔ̃/ 		chicotiez
/ʃi.kɔ.tje/ 		chicotaient
/ʃi.kɔ.tɛ/
past historic2 chicotai
/ʃi.kɔ.te/ 		chicotas
/ʃi.kɔ.ta/ 		chicota
/ʃi.kɔ.ta/ 		chicotâmes
/ʃi.kɔ.tam/ 		chicotâtes
/ʃi.kɔ.tat/ 		chicotèrent
/ʃi.kɔ.tɛʁ/
future chicoterai
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁe/ 		chicoteras
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁa/ 		chicotera
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁa/ 		chicoterons
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁɔ̃/ 		chicoterez
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁe/ 		chicoteront
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁɔ̃/
conditional chicoterais
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁɛ/ 		chicoterais
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁɛ/ 		chicoterait
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁɛ/ 		chicoterions
/ʃi.kɔ.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		chicoteriez
/ʃi.kɔ.tə.ʁje/ 		chicoteraient
/ʃi.kɔ.tʁɛ/
(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 chicote
/ʃi.kɔt/ 		chicotes
/ʃi.kɔt/ 		chicote
/ʃi.kɔt/ 		chicotions
/ʃi.kɔ.tjɔ̃/ 		chicotiez
/ʃi.kɔ.tje/ 		chicotent
/ʃi.kɔt/
imperfect2 chicotasse
/ʃi.kɔ.tas/ 		chicotasses
/ʃi.kɔ.tas/ 		chicotât
/ʃi.kɔ.ta/ 		chicotassions
/ʃi.kɔ.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		chicotassiez
/ʃi.kɔ.ta.sje/ 		chicotassent
/ʃi.kɔ.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — chicote
/ʃi.kɔt/ 		— chicotons
/ʃi.kɔ.tɔ̃/ 		chicotez
/ʃi.kɔ.te/ 		—
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).

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