השתכנז

Hebrew

FWOTD – 27 September 2019
Root
שׁ־כ־נ־ז (sh-k-n-z)
1 term

Etymology

Hitpa'el derivation from a new root extracted from אַשְׁכְּנַז (ashkenáz).

Pronunciation

Verb

הִשְׁתַּכְּנֵז • (hishtaknéz) (hitpa'el construction)

  1. (informal) To adopt Ashkenazi mannerisms, especially for the purpose of improving one's apparent socioeconomic status.
    • 1998, Aryé Dayán, Hama'ayán hamitgabér: sipurá shel tnu'át Shas, page 118:
      כאשר סיים את לימודיו במדרשייה, ב־1957, היה אפשר לומר ש״השתכנז לחלוטין״.
      When he finished his studies at the college, in 1957, it was possible to say that he "had ashkenazified completely".

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִשְׁתַּכְּנֵז (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְהִשְׁתַּכְּנֵז
action noun הִשְׁתַּכְּנְזוּת
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first הִשְׁתַּכְּנַזְתִּי הִשְׁתַּכְּנַזְנוּ
second הִשְׁתַּכְּנַזְתָּ הִשְׁתַּכְּנַזְתְּ הִשְׁתַּכְּנַזְתֶּם הִשְׁתַּכְּנַזְתֶּן
third הִשְׁתַּכְּנֵז הִשְׁתַּכְּנְזָה הִשְׁתַּכְּנְזוּ
present מִשְׁתַּכְּנֵז מִשְׁתַּכְּנֶזֶת מִשְׁתַּכְּנְזִים מִשְׁתַּכְּנְזוֹת
future first אֶשְׁתַּכְּנֵז נִשְׁתַּכְּנֵז
second תִּשְׁתַּכְּנֵז תִּשְׁתַּכְּנְזִי תִּשְׁתַּכְּנְזוּ תִּשְׁתַּכְּנֵזְנָה1
third יִשְׁתַּכְּנֵז תִּשְׁתַּכְּנֵז יִשְׁתַּכְּנְזוּ תִּשְׁתַּכְּנֵזְנָה1
imperative הִשְׁתַּכְּנֵז הִשְׁתַּכְּנְזִי הִשְׁתַּכְּנְזוּ הִשְׁתַּכְּנֵזְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

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