French

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /mɔ.ke/
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Verb

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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

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Further reading

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Old French

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Etymology

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

Verb

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moquer

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

Conjugation

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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.