chacun

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chascun, from Old French chascun, from Vulgar Latin *cascunum, *casquunum, a conflation of quisque unum (“each one”) + *cata unum, a variant form showing a derivative of Ancient Greek κατά (katá) (this variant form survived into Old French as chaün). Compare Occitan cadun, chascun, Catalan cadascun, Italian ciascuno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.kœ̃/

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• Rhymes: -œ̃

Pronoun

chacun m (feminine chacune)

1. each, each one

   Ces fromages coutent 1 euro chacun.

   These cheeses cost 1 euro each.

2. every, everyone

   Chacun pour soi. ― Everyone for themselves.

Derived terms

• à chacun son goût
• chacun pour soi
• tout un chacun

Related terms

• chaque

Further reading

• “chacun”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.