zicken
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Zicke, from Middle High German zickīn, from Old High German zickīn (“kid”), from Proto-West Germanic *tikkīn. German sicken (“to be annoyed”) has a similar meaning but is unrelated.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]zicken (weak, third-person singular present zickt, past tense zickte, past participle gezickt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive, colloquial, derogatory) to bitch, to grumble (chiefly of women)
- Synonym: (either gender) herumnörgeln
- (colloquial) to cause problems
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | zicken | ||||
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present participle | zickend | ||||
past participle | gezickt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich zicke | wir zicken | i | ich zicke | wir zicken |
du zickst | ihr zickt | du zickest | ihr zicket | ||
er zickt | sie zicken | er zicke | sie zicken | ||
preterite | ich zickte | wir zickten | ii | ich zickte1 | wir zickten1 |
du zicktest | ihr zicktet | du zicktest1 | ihr zicktet1 | ||
er zickte | sie zickten | er zickte1 | sie zickten1 | ||
imperative | zick (du) zicke (du) |
zickt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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