השתכנז

Hebrew

FWOTD – 27 September 2019

Root
שׁ־כ־נ־ז (sh-k-n-z)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(h)iʃtakˈnez/

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		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
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

• הִשְׁתַּכְּנְזוּת (hishtaknezút)