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פּאָזעווען

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish pozywać and/or Polish pozew +‎ ־עווען (-even) given the syllable stress.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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פּאָזעווען (pozeven) (past participle געפּאָזעוועט (gepozevet))

  1. (law, reflexive with זיך (zikh)) to litigate, to be at law

Conjugation

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References

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  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “pózeven zix”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 680
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פּאָזעווען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּאָזעװען זיך” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].