דאַוונען
Yiddish
Etymology
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
- (YIVO, Litvish, Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈdavnən/
- (Ukraynish) IPA(key): /ˈdɔvnən/
- (Litvish, dialectal) IPA(key): /ˈdɔɪnən/ (only in forms of the conjugation with -nen)
Conjugation
Conjugation of דאַוונען
| infinitive | דאַוונען davnen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- 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.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.