השתכנז

Hebrew
FWOTD – 27 September 2019
Root
שׁ־כ־נ־ז (š-k-n-z)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

הִשְׁתַּכְּנֵז • (hishtaknéz) third-singular masculine past (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
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first הִשְׁתַּכְּנַזְתִּיהִשְׁתַּכְּנַזְנוּ
second הִשְׁתַּכְּנַזְתָּהִשְׁתַּכְּנַזְתְּהִשְׁתַּכְּנַזְתֶּםהִשְׁתַּכְּנַזְתֶּן
third הִשְׁתַּכְּנֵזהִשְׁתַּכְּנְזָההִשְׁתַּכְּנְזוּ
present מִשְׁתַּכְּנֵזמִשְׁתַּכְּנֶזֶתמִשְׁתַּכְּנְזִיםמִשְׁתַּכְּנְזוֹת
future first אֶשְׁתַּכְּנֵזנִשְׁתַּכְּנֵז
second תִּשְׁתַּכְּנֵזתִּשְׁתַּכְּנְזִיתִּשְׁתַּכְּנְזוּתִּשְׁתַּכְּנֵזְנָה1
third יִשְׁתַּכְּנֵזתִּשְׁתַּכְּנֵזיִשְׁתַּכְּנְזוּתִּשְׁתַּכְּנֵזְנָה1
imperative הִשְׁתַּכְּנֵזהִשְׁתַּכְּנְזִיהִשְׁתַּכְּנְזוּהִשְׁתַּכְּנֵזְנָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms
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