Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German dingen, from Old High German dingōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þingōn (to hold a meeting), from Proto-Germanic *þingōną. Cognate with German dingen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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דינגען (dingen) (past participle געדונגען (gedungen))

  1. to rent (occupy premises in exchange for rent)
  2. to hire (obtain the services of in return for fixed payment)
  3. (reflexive) to bargain

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “דינגען”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN