coincer

French

Etymology

From coin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwɛ̃.se/

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Verb

coincer

1. to wedge, to jam, to catch (e.g. one's finger in a door)
2. to turn a corner
3. (informal) to catch out, to expose
4. (informal, intransitive) to cause a problem

   Ça coince encore pour moi! ― I am in trouble again!

5. (figurative) to corner, to trap
6. (reflexive, se coincer) to get stuck

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Conjugation of coincer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	coincer
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	coinçant /kwɛ̃.sɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		coincé /kwɛ̃.se/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	coince /kwɛ̃s/	coinces /kwɛ̃s/	coince /kwɛ̃s/	coinçons /kwɛ̃.sɔ̃/	coincez /kwɛ̃.se/	coincent /kwɛ̃s/
	imperfect	coinçais /kwɛ̃.sɛ/	coinçais /kwɛ̃.sɛ/	coinçait /kwɛ̃.sɛ/	coincions /kwɛ̃.sjɔ̃/	coinciez /kwɛ̃.sje/	coinçaient /kwɛ̃.sɛ/
	past historic2	coinçai /kwɛ̃.se/	coinças /kwɛ̃.sa/	coinça /kwɛ̃.sa/	coinçâmes /kwɛ̃.sam/	coinçâtes /kwɛ̃.sat/	coincèrent /kwɛ̃.sɛʁ/
	future	coincerai /kwɛ̃.sʁe/	coinceras /kwɛ̃.sʁa/	coincera /kwɛ̃.sʁa/	coincerons /kwɛ̃.sʁɔ̃/	coincerez /kwɛ̃.sʁe/	coinceront /kwɛ̃.sʁɔ̃/
	conditional	coincerais /kwɛ̃.sʁɛ/	coincerais /kwɛ̃.sʁɛ/	coincerait /kwɛ̃.sʁɛ/	coincerions /kwɛ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/	coinceriez /kwɛ̃.sə.ʁje/	coinceraient /kwɛ̃.sʁɛ/
(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	coince /kwɛ̃s/	coinces /kwɛ̃s/	coince /kwɛ̃s/	coincions /kwɛ̃.sjɔ̃/	coinciez /kwɛ̃.sje/	coincent /kwɛ̃s/
	imperfect2	coinçasse /kwɛ̃.sas/	coinçasses /kwɛ̃.sas/	coinçât /kwɛ̃.sa/	coinçassions /kwɛ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/	coinçassiez /kwɛ̃.sa.sje/	coinçassent /kwɛ̃.sas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	coince /kwɛ̃s/	—	coinçons /kwɛ̃.sɔ̃/	coincez /kwɛ̃.se/	—
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).

Further reading

• “coincer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Mirandese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cognōscō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kũj̃ˈs̻eɾ/ [kũj̃ˈs̻eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: coin‧cer

Verb

coincer (first-person singular present conheço, first-person singular preterite coinci, past participle coincido)

1. to know, to be familiar with

   Near-synonym: saber

Conjugation

    Conjugation of coincer (irregular; c-ç alternation)

infinitive			coincer
gerund			coincendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		coincido		coincida
		plural		coincidos		coincidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
personal non-finite		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	infinitive	coincer	coinceres	coincer	coincermos	coincerdes	coincéren
indicative		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	present	conheço	conheces	conhece	coincemos	coinceis	conhécen
	imperfect	coincie	coincies	coincie	coinciemos	coinciedes	coincien
	preterite	coinci	coinciste	coinciu	coincimos	coincistes	coincírun
	pluperfect	coincira	coinciras	coincira	coincíramos	coincírades	coincíran
	future	coincerei	coincerás	coincerá	coinceremos	coincereis	coinceran
	conditional	coincerie	coinceries	coincerie	coinceriemos	coinceriedes	coincerien
subjunctive		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	present	conheça	conheças	conheça	conhéçamos	conhéçades	conhéçan
	imperfect	coincisse	coincisses	coincisse	coincíssemos	coincíssedes	coincíssen
	future	coincir	coincires	coincir	coincirmos	coincirdes	coincíren
imperative		you	tu	el/eilha	nós	bós	eilhes/eilhas
	affirmative	—	conhece	—	—	coincei	—

Derived terms

• coincimento (“knowledge”)

References

• Moisés, Pires (2004), “coincer”, in Pequeno vocabulário Mirandês-Português [Small Mirandese-Portuguese Vocabulary], 2nd edition, Miranda do Douro: Câmara Municipal de Miranda do Douro, published 2019, →ISBN, page 195.

Norman

Etymology

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Verb

coincer

1. (Jersey, reflexive, s'coincer) to get tipsy

Synonyms

• s'coêffi

Related terms

• alleunmé, souard (“tipsy”)