השתכנז
Appearance
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Hitpa'el derivation from a new root extracted from אַשְׁכְּנַז (ashkenáz).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(h)iʃtakˈnez/
Verb
[edit]הִשְׁתַּכְּנֵז • (hishtaknéz) (hitpa'el construction)
- (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
[edit]Conjugation of הִשְׁתַּכְּנֵז (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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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 | |
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Derived terms
[edit]- הִשְׁתַּכְּנְזוּת (hishtaknezút)