אינסצענירן

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Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from German inszenieren. By surface analysis, אין (in) +‎ סצענע (stsene) +‎ ־ירן (-irn). Alternative form אינסצעניזירן (instsenizirn) derives from Ukrainian інсценізува́ти (inscenizuváty) and/or Polish inscenizować +‎ ־ירן (-irn). Compare also Belarusian інсцэні́раваць (insceníravacʹ), Russian инсцени́ровать (inscenírovatʹ), Ukrainian інсценува́ти (inscenuváty).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪnst͡səniːrn̩/

Verb

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אינסצענירן (instsenirn) (past participle אינסצענירט (instsenirt))

  1. (transitive) to perform, to stage, to dramatize (to adapt for theatrical or on-screen performance)
  2. (transitive) to stage (to carry out)
  3. (transitive) to stage, to perpetrate (a hoax/deception)

Conjugation

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References

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  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “אינסצענירן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].