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)

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

Inflection

Declension of chikane

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

Synonyms

(harassment): chikaneri

Further reading

“chikane” in Den Danske Ordbog

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