chikane

Danish

Etymology

From French chicane, verbal noun to chicaner (“to quibble”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sjikaːnə/, [ɕiˈkʰæːnə]

Noun

chikane c (singular definite chikanen, plural indefinite chikaner)

  1. harassment (persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress)
  2. malice, spite
  3. chicane (a temporary barrier or serpentine curve)

Inflection
Declension of chikane
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative chikane chikanen chikaner chikanerne
genitive chikanes chikanens chikaners chikanernes

Synonyms
  • (harassment): chikaneri
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