"זיידע" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzɛɪ̯də/ [Litvish, Ukraynish, YIVO], /ˈzaɪ̯də/ [Poylish] Forms: zeyde [romanization], zeydes [romanization], דיידע [alternative]
Etymology: From a Slavic language; compare Belarusian дзед (dzjed) and Polish dziad. Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|sla}} Slavic, {{cog|be|дзед}} Belarusian дзед (dzjed), {{cog|pl|dziad}} Polish dziad Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} זיידע • (zeyde) m, {{yi-noun|g=m|pl=s}} זיידע • (zeyde) m, plural זיידעס (zeydes)
  1. gramps, grandfather Synonyms: האַרלע (english: Western Yiddish), גראָספֿאַטער Derived forms: עלטער־זיידע (elter-zeyde)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "sla"
      },
      "expansion": "Slavic",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "be",
        "2": "дзед"
      },
      "expansion": "Belarusian дзед (dzjed)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "dziad"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish dziad",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a Slavic language; compare Belarusian дзед (dzjed) and Polish dziad.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zeyde",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zeydes",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "דיידע",
      "roman": "deyde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "זיידע • (zeyde) m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "זיידע • (zeyde) m, plural זיידעס (zeydes)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yi",
          "name": "Male family members",
          "orig": "yi:Male family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "elter-zeyde",
          "word": "עלטער־זיידע"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gramps, grandfather"
      ],
      "id": "en-זיידע-yi-noun-jlYh0Bsy",
      "links": [
        [
          "gramps",
          "gramps"
        ],
        [
          "grandfather",
          "grandfather"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "Western Yiddish",
          "word": "האַרלע"
        },
        {
          "word": "גראָספֿאַטער"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɛɪ̯də/",
      "tags": [
        "Litvish",
        "Ukraynish",
        "YIVO"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzaɪ̯də/",
      "tags": [
        "Poylish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "זיידע"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "elter-zeyde",
      "word": "עלטער־זיידע"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "sla"
      },
      "expansion": "Slavic",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "be",
        "2": "дзед"
      },
      "expansion": "Belarusian дзед (dzjed)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "dziad"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish dziad",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a Slavic language; compare Belarusian дзед (dzjed) and Polish dziad.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zeyde",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zeydes",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "דיידע",
      "roman": "deyde",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "זיידע • (zeyde) m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "זיידע • (zeyde) m, plural זיידעס (zeydes)",
      "name": "yi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yiddish lemmas",
        "Yiddish masculine nouns",
        "Yiddish nouns",
        "Yiddish terms borrowed from Slavic languages",
        "Yiddish terms derived from Slavic languages",
        "Yiddish terms with redundant script codes",
        "yi:Male family members"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gramps, grandfather"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gramps",
          "gramps"
        ],
        [
          "grandfather",
          "grandfather"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "Western Yiddish",
          "word": "האַרלע"
        },
        {
          "word": "גראָספֿאַטער"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzɛɪ̯də/",
      "tags": [
        "Litvish",
        "Ukraynish",
        "YIVO"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzaɪ̯də/",
      "tags": [
        "Poylish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "זיידע"
}

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