דאַוונען
Appearance
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown. Started appearing in Eastern Yiddish dialects from the 16th century. Several etymologies were proposed: from Romance, related to Latin dīvīnus or to Old French deviner (“to wish”).[1] Another proposed etymology links the verb to Middle High German dœnen, although this raises several phonological problems.[2] Finally, the verb was linked to Hebrew דבר (dāvar, “to speak”).[3]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (YIVO, Northeastern, Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈdavnən/
- (Ukraynish) IPA(key): /ˈdɔvnən/
- (Northeastern, dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈdɔɪnən/ (only in forms of the conjugation with -nen)
Verb
[edit]דאַוונען • (davnen) (past participle געדאַוונט (gedavnt))
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of דאַוונען
infinitive | דאַוונען davnen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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present participle | דאַוונענדיק davnendik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
past participle | געדאַוונט gedavnt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
auxiliary | האָבן hobn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
present | איך דאַוון ikh davn |
מיר דאַוונען mir davnen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
דו דאַוונסט du davnst |
איר דאַוונט ir davnt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ער דאַוונט er davnt |
זיי דאַוונען zey davnen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
imperative | דאַוון (דו) davn (du) |
דאַוונט (איר) davnt (ir) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Composed forms
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Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Romance Component in Yiddish: A Reassessment
- ^ Dovid Katz (ed.): Origins of the Yiddish Language. Oxford 1987, pp. 11--14.
- ^ Agostini, P. "The Etymology of "Davenen"." Yiddish, vol. 11.1-11.2. Queens College Press. 1998, pp. 93-118.
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