giguer

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French giguer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒi.ɡe/
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Verb

giguer

  1. (intransitive, archaic) to dance the jig
  2. (intransitive, archaic) to dance, gambol, prance, frolic
    Synonyms: gambader, danser

Conjugation

Conjugation of giguer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple giguer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple giguant
/ʒi.ɡɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle gigué
/ʒi.ɡe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present gigue
/ʒiɡ/ 		gigues
/ʒiɡ/ 		gigue
/ʒiɡ/ 		giguons
/ʒi.ɡɔ̃/ 		giguez
/ʒi.ɡe/ 		giguent
/ʒiɡ/
imperfect giguais
/ʒi.ɡɛ/ 		giguais
/ʒi.ɡɛ/ 		giguait
/ʒi.ɡɛ/ 		giguions
/ʒi.ɡjɔ̃/ 		giguiez
/ʒi.ɡje/ 		giguaient
/ʒi.ɡɛ/
past historic2 giguai
/ʒi.ɡe/ 		giguas
/ʒi.ɡa/ 		gigua
/ʒi.ɡa/ 		giguâmes
/ʒi.ɡam/ 		giguâtes
/ʒi.ɡat/ 		giguèrent
/ʒi.ɡɛʁ/
future giguerai
/ʒi.ɡʁe/ 		gigueras
/ʒi.ɡʁa/ 		giguera
/ʒi.ɡʁa/ 		giguerons
/ʒi.ɡʁɔ̃/ 		giguerez
/ʒi.ɡʁe/ 		gigueront
/ʒi.ɡʁɔ̃/
conditional giguerais
/ʒi.ɡʁɛ/ 		giguerais
/ʒi.ɡʁɛ/ 		giguerait
/ʒi.ɡʁɛ/ 		giguerions
/ʒi.ɡə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		gigueriez
/ʒi.ɡə.ʁje/ 		gigueraient
/ʒi.ɡʁɛ/
(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 gigue
/ʒiɡ/ 		gigues
/ʒiɡ/ 		gigue
/ʒiɡ/ 		giguions
/ʒi.ɡjɔ̃/ 		giguiez
/ʒi.ɡje/ 		giguent
/ʒiɡ/
imperfect2 giguasse
/ʒi.ɡas/ 		giguasses
/ʒi.ɡas/ 		giguât
/ʒi.ɡa/ 		giguassions
/ʒi.ɡa.sjɔ̃/ 		giguassiez
/ʒi.ɡa.sje/ 		giguassent
/ʒi.ɡas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — gigue
/ʒiɡ/ 		— giguons
/ʒi.ɡɔ̃/ 		giguez
/ʒi.ɡe/ 		—
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 , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Descendants

  • →? English: jig

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