"־קייט" meaning in Yiddish

See ־קייט in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-kaɪt/ [Northeastern, Poylish, YIVO], /-kɛɪt/ [Ukraynish] Forms: kayt [romanization], ־קײַט [alternative]
Etymology: A combination of the Middle High German forms of ־יק (-ik) and ־הייט (-heyt). Compare German -keit. Unlike for ־הייט (-heyt), the Litvish pronunciation anomalously shifted to ־קײַט (-kayt). Etymology templates: {{der|yi|gmh|-}} Middle High German, {{cog|de|-keit}} German -keit Head templates: {{head|yi|suffix|tr=kayt}} ־קייט • (kayt)
  1. -ness; -ity; -hood; -ship Tags: morpheme Synonyms: ־הייט (-heyt), ־יקייט (-ikeyt)

Alternative forms

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