moquer

French

Etymology

From Middle French mocquer, from Old French moquer, from Middle Dutch mocken (to mumble) or Middle Low German mucken (to grumble, speak with half-opened mouth), both from Old Saxon *mokkian, *mukkian (to low, mumble), from Proto-Germanic *mukkijaną, *mūhaną (to low, bellow, shout), from Proto-Indo-European *mūg-, *mūk- (to low, mumble).

Cognate with Old High German firmucken (to be stupid), Old High German muckazzen (to speak quietly, say a word) (Modern German mucksen). More at mock.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.ke/
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Verb

moquer

  1. (transitive, literary) to mock
  2. (reflexive, used with de) (se moquer de) to make fun of someone
  3. (reflexive, used with en) to be indifferent; to not care

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

Middle Dutch mokken (to mumble) or Middle Low German mucken (to grumble), probably ultimately imitative.

Verb

moquer

  1. (reflexive, se moquer) to mock; to make fun of

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-qu, *-qus, *-qut are modified to c, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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