צולאָג

yi-noun

צולאָג • (tsulog) m, plural צולאָגן (tsulogn)

tsulog (romanization)
tsulogn (romanization)

צו (tsu) + לאָג (log, “deverbal of ליגן (lign)”).

af

deverbal of <i class="Hebr mention" lang="yi">ליגן</i> (lign)


ניתּבע

yi-noun

ניתּבע • (nitbe) m, plural ניתּבעים (nitboim)

nitbe (romanization)
nitboim (romanization)


יקרות

יקרות • (yakres) m or n, plural יקרותן (yakresn)

yakres (romanization)
yakresn (romanization)


קאַשטן

קאַשטן • (kashtn) m, plural קאַשטאַנעס (kashtanes)

kashtn (romanization)
kashtanes (romanization)

Probably directly borrowed from Polish kasztan, given the syllable stress.


קיצור־ימים

By surface analysis, קיצור (kitser) + ימים (yomim), literally “abbreviation days”. Probably borrowed from Hebrew as a fixed phrase.

surf

brevity (of the existence of something/someone), premature end


קאַשטאַן

yi-noun

קאַשטאַן • (kashtan) m, plural קאַשטאַנען (kashtanen) or קאַשטאַנעס (kashtanes)

kashtan (romanization)
kashtanen (romanization)
kashtanes (romanization)

From Polish kasztan, most likely via Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian кашта́н (kaštán) given the syllable stress.


קעסט

Most likely from Middle High German koste, kost with umlaut. From Medieval Latin costus, costa. Cognate to German Kosten, Kost, Dutch kost.

געבן קעסט

האָבן קעסט בײַ

איידעם אויף קעסט

parasite, freeloader (literally, “son-in-law on room and board”)

room and board, bed and board (meals in a place of lodging)

זײַן/זיצן אויף קעסט, עסן קעסט

to receive room and board (esp. from one's in-laws)

אַראָפּגיין פֿון קעסט

to stop receiving room and board (esp. from one's in-laws)

(Judaism) room and board for a young couple provided by the bride’s parents for an agreed upon period of time to enable the son-in-law to continue his traditional studies


קעסט

kest (romanization)
kestn (romanization)

Likely cognate to Luxembourgish Käscht. Ultimately from Latin castanea. Doublet of קאַשטאַן (kashtan), קאַשטן (kashtn).

קעסט ברוין


דערוואַקסנשאַפֿט

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דערוואַקסנשאַפֿט • (dervaksnshaft) f

yi-noun

דערוואַקסנשאַפֿט • (dervaksnshaft) f

דערוואַקסענער (dervaksener, “adult”) + ־שאַפֿט (-shaft, “-hood”)

af

דערוואַקסענער


כּלי־זמר

yi-noun

כּלי־זמר • (klezmer) m, plural כּלי־זמרים (klezmorem) or כּלי־זמרס (klezmers)

klezmer (romanization)
klezmorem (romanization)
klezmers (romanization)

קלעזמער קלעזמער#Yiddish

Alternative spelling of קלעזמער (klezmer)


טראָלד

טראָלד • (trold) m, plural טראָלדן (troldn)

trold (romanization)
troldn (romanization)

Probably cognate to German Troddel; if so, inherited from Middle High German trāde, from Old High German trādo, trāda (“thread, fringe, hem, tassel”). May have come from an intermediate form *טראָדל (*trodl), from late Middle High German trādel, altered via metathesis.


טראַנסמאַן

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טראַנסמאַן • (transman) m

yi-noun

טראַנסמאַן • (transman) m, plural טראַנסמענער (transmener)

transman (romanization)
transmener (romanization)

טראַנס־ (trans-, “trans-”) + מאַן (man, “man”)


טראַנספֿאָביע

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טראַנספֿאָביע • (transfobye) f

yi-noun

טראַנספֿאָביע • (transfobye) f


טראַנספֿרוי

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טראַנספֿרוי • (transfroy) f

yi-noun

טראַנספֿרויען

טראַנספֿרוי • (transfroy) f, plural טראַנספֿרויען (transfroyen)

transfroy (romanization)
transfroyen (romanization)

טראַנס־ (trans-, “trans-”) + פֿרוי (froy, “woman”)


קסענאָפֿאָביע

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קסענאָפֿאָביע • (ksenofobye) f

yi-noun

קסענאָפֿאָביע • (ksenofobye) f

Likely from either Russian ксенофо́бия (ksenofóbija) or Polish ksenofobia.


מיטקינד

מיטקינד • (mitkind) n, plural מיטקינדער (mitkinder)

mitkind (romanization)
mitkinder (romanization)

מיט (mit, “with”) + קינד (kind, “child”)


קינסטלעכע אינטעליגענץ

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קינסטלעכע אינטעליגענץ • (kinstlekhe inteligents) f

artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence

yi:קינסטלעכע אינטעליגענץ

en-קינסטלעכע_אינטעליגענץ-yi-noun-gDs-srav


פֿאַרבערײַ

פֿאַרבערײַ • (farberay) n

yi-noun

פֿאַרבערײַ • (farberay) n

/ˌfaʁbəˈʁaɪ̯/

פֿאַרבער (farber, “painter”) + ־ײַ (-ay)


פֿאַרבער

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פֿאַרבער • (farber) m

yi-noun

פֿאַרבער • (farber) m, plural פֿאַרבערס (farbers), feminine פֿאַרבערין (farberin), feminine plural פֿאַרבערינס (farberins)

farber (romanization)
farbers (romanization)
farberin (romanization)
farberins (romanization)

פֿאַרב (farb, “color”) + ־ער (-er, “-er”)


פֿאַרבן

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פֿאַרבן • (farbn)

פֿאַרב פֿאַרב#Yiddish


בעל־אַבֿדה

yi-noun

בעלי־אַבֿדות

בעל־אַבֿדה • (bal-aveyde) m, plural בעלי־אַבֿדה (bale-aveyde) or בעלי־אַבֿדות (bale-aveydes)

bal-aveyde (romanization)
bale-aveyde (romanization)
bale-aveydes (romanization)

בעל־אַבֿידה בעל־אַבֿידה#Yiddish

Alternative form of בעל־אַבֿידה (bal-aveyde)


בעל־אַבֿידה

בעלי־אַבֿידה

בעלי־אַבֿידות

בעל־אַבֿידהטע

בעל־אַבֿידה • (bal-aveyde) m, plural בעלי־אַבֿידה (bale-aveyde) or בעלי־אַבֿידות (bale-aveydes), feminine בעל־אַבֿידהטע (bal-aveydete)

bal-aveyde (romanization)
bale-aveyde (romanization)
bale-aveydes (romanization)
bal-aveydete (romanization)

בעל (bal, “person of”) + אַבֿידה (aveyde, “lost item”)


פּאַראַלעל־קרײַז

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פּאַראַלעל־קרײַז

פּאַראַלעל־קרײַז • (paralel-krayz) m

yi-noun

פּאַראַלעל־קרײַז

פּאַראַלעל־קרײַז • (paralel-krayz) m, plural פּאַראַלעל־קרײַזן (paralel-krayzn)

paralel-krayz (romanization)
paralel-krayzn (romanization)


אָנוואַקס

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אָנוואַקס • (onvaks) m

yi-noun

אָנוואַקס • (onvaks) m, plural אָנוואַקסן (onvaksn)

onvaks (romanization)
onvaksn (romanization)

Deverbal from אָנוואַקסן (onvaksn). Compare German Anwachsen (“growth”).


ביוש

ביוש • (biyesh) m, plural ביושים (biyushem)

biyesh (romanization)
biyushem (romanization)


בזיון

בזיון • (bezoyen) m, plural בזיונות (bizyoynes)

bezoyen (romanization)
bizyoynes (romanization)


קריעת־ים־סוף

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קריעת־ים־סוף

yi-noun

קריעת־ים־סוף

Borrowed from Hebrew קְרִיעַת יַם סוּף (k'ri'át yam súf, “parting of the Red Sea”)

bor+

קְרִיעַת יַם סוּף


בלעטלעך

בלעטל בלעטל#Yiddish


סם־בלעטלעך

סם (sam, “poison”) + בלעטלעך (bletlekh, “leaves”)


איבערשעה

yi-noun

איבערשעה • (ibersho) f, plural איבערשעהן (ibershoen)

ibersho (romanization)
ibershoen (romanization)

איבער (iber, “over”) + שעה (sho, “hour”)


קאַרבאָן

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קאַרבאָן • (karbon) m

yi-noun

קאַרבאָן • (karbon) m


פֿלואָר

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פֿלואָר • (fluor) m

yi-noun

פֿלואָר • (fluor) m


טשאַד

טשאַד • (tshad) m, plural טשאַדן (tshadn)

tshad (romanization)
tshadn (romanization)


בילדערשריפֿט

בילדער (bilder, “pictures”) + שריפֿט (shrift, “writing”). Compare German Bilderschrift.


וואַנאַדיום

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וואַנאַדיום • (vanadyum) m

yi-noun

וואַנאַדיום • (vanadyum) m


פּלאַטין

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פּלאַטין • (platin) m

yi-noun

פּלאַטין • (platin) m


מכּת־מדינה

Borrowed from Hebrew. Literally, “plague country”.


עבֿר

Borrowed from Hebrew עָבָר (avár, “past”)


הערה

heore (romanization)
heores (romanization)


באַלעבאָנדע

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באַלעבאָנדע • (balebonde) f

yi-noun

באַלעבאָנדע • (balebonde) f, plural באַלעבאָנדעס (balebondes)

balebonde (romanization)
balebondes (romanization)


כראָנדיע

כראָנדיע • (khrondye) f, plural כראָנדיעס (khrondyes)

khrondye (romanization)
khrondyes (romanization)


נאַשבראַט

נאַשבראַט • (nashbrat) m, plural נאַשבראַטעס (nashbrates)

nashbrat (romanization)
nashbrates (romanization)

Univerbation of the Slavic phrase meaning "our brother"; compare Polish nasz brat, Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian наш брат (naš brat), although exact borrowing source uncertain.

cog

זײַן נאַשבראַט מיט

ער איז אַ נאַשבראַט

he's one of us (literally, “he is a buddy”)

ער אַליין איז געווען אַ גוטמוטיקער, ליבער און איידעלער מענטש, אַ צוגעלאָזטער, גוט־ברודעריש און אַ נאַשבראַט.

He himself was a good-natured, generous and noble man, agreeable, kind-hearted and a good guy.

er aleyn iz geven a gutmutiker, liber un eydeler mentsh, a tsugelozter, gut-bruderish un a nashbrat.

פֿירן זיך נאַשבראַט ― firn zikh nashbrat ― to backslap (literally, “to behave backslapper”)


טעכנעציום

טעכנעטיום טעכנעטיום#Yiddish

Alternative form of טעכנעטיום (tekhnetyum)


בעל־חלומות

yi-noun

בעל־חלומות • (bal-khaloymes) m, plural בעלי־חלומות (bale-khaloymes)

bal-khaloymes (romanization)
bale-khaloymes (romanization)

בעל (bal, “person of”) + חלומות (khaloymes, “dreams”)


באַליע

yi-noun

באַליע • (balye) f, plural באַליעס (balyes)

balye (romanization)
balyes (romanization)

Borrowed from Polish balia, from French baille.


פּאַלאַדיום

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פּאַלאַדיום • (paladyum) m

yi-noun

פּאַלאַדיום • (paladyum) m


שרעק־חלום

/ˌʃʁɛkˈχɔləm/

/ˌʃʁɛkˈχuːləm/

/ˌʃʁɛkˈχuləm/

שרעק (shrek, “fear, terror”) + חלום (kholem, “dream”)


בייזער חלום

/ˈbɛɪ̯zəʁ ˈχɔləm/

/ˈbeɪ̯zəʁ ˈχɔləm/

/ˈbaɪ̯zəʁ ˈχuːləm/

/ˈbɛɪ̯zəʁ ˈχuləm/


קניפּלעך

קניפּל קניפּל#Yiddish


טאָפּאָריסקע

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טאָפּאָריסקע • (toporiske) f

yi-noun

טאָפּאָריסקע • (toporiske) f, plural טאָפּאָריסקעס (toporiskes)

toporiske (romanization)
toporiskes (romanization)

This form borrowed from Belarusian тапары́ска (taparýska) and possibly Polish toporzysko. Alternative forms variously from Belarusian тапары́шча (taparýšča), Russian топори́ще (toporíšče), Ukrainian топори́ще (toporýšče), or certain dialectal variants.


סיפּור־המעשׂה

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סיפּור־המעשׂה

yi-noun

סיפּור־המעשׂה


סיפּור

סיפּור • (siper) m, plural סיפּורים (sipurem)

siper (romanization)
sipurem (romanization)

Borrowed from Hebrew סיפור / סִפּוּר (sipúr, “story”)

he-m

סיפור / סִפּוּר (sipúr, “story”)


פּיסאַר

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פּיסאַר • (pisar) m

yi-noun

פּיסאַר • (pisar) m

Borrowed from Russian пи́сарь (písarʹ), albeit with a change in syllable stress, possibly influenced by the stressed variant of the suffix -а́рь (-árʹ) or indeed the pronunciation of סעקרעטאַר (sekretar).


פּוסק

פּוסק • (poysek) m, plural פּוסקים (poskem)

poysek (romanization)
poskem (romanization)

איר קענט די ליטוואַקעס: פֿון מוסר־ספֿרים האַלטן זיי ווייניק, דערפֿאַר שטאָפּן זיי זיך אָן מיט ש״ס און פּוסקים.

1900, I. L. Perets, אויב נישט נאָך העכער [If not higher], page 1:

You know the Litvaks: They think little of books of ethics, instead they stuff themselves with the Talmud and commentaries.

ir kent di litvakes: fun muser-sforem haltn zey veynik, derfar shtopn zey zikh on mit shas un poskem.


שוואַרמע

שוואַרמע • (shvarme) f, plural שוואַרמעס (shvarmes)

shvarme (romanization)
shvarmes (romanization)

Ultimately from Arabic شاورما, from Ottoman Turkish چویرمه (çevirme, “spinning, rotating”).

der

Arabic شاورما


טעגעסער

yi-noun

טעגעסער • (tegeser) m, plural טעגעסער (tegeser) or טעגעסערס (tegesers)

tegeser (romanization)
tegesers (romanization)

טעג (teg, “days”) + עסער (eser, “eater”).

com

(Judaism) yeshiva student fed regularly at the homes of local families


פֿונדאַמענט

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פֿונדאַמענט • (fundament) m

yi-noun

פֿונדאַמענט • (fundament) m, plural פֿונדאַמענטן (fundamentn)

fundament (romanization)
fundamentn (romanization)

From Middle High German fundament, from Old High German fundament, from Latin fundāmentum. Compare German Fundament, Russian фунда́мент (fundáment).

איבערשיטן דעם פֿונדאַמענט

(architecture) foundation (lowest and supporting part or member of a wall or building)

לייגן דעם פֿונדאַמענט


דעפֿענסיווע

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דעפֿענסיווע • (defensive) f

yi-noun

דעפֿענסיווע • (defensive) f, plural דעפֿענסיוועס (defensives)

Defensywa, Dwójka (Polish interwar political police)


סקאָרינקע

סקאָרינקע • (skorinke) f, plural סקאָרינקעס (skorinkes)

skorinke (romanization)
skorinkes (romanization)

Borrowed from Ukrainian скори́нка (skorýnka), diminutive of скори́на (skorýna), albeit with a shift in syllable stress. Compare also Belarusian скары́нка (skarýnka).


טערמין

yi-noun

טערמין • (termin) m, plural טערמינען (terminen)

termin (romanization)
terminen (romanization)

Ultimately from Latin terminus. Compare German Termin, Polish termin, Russian термин (termin).

אָפּקומען דעם טערמין

באַצאָלן ווען דער טערמין לויפֿט אָן

פֿאַרשפּעטיקן דעם טערמין

to pay past the deadline, to not pay on time


האַרלע

האַרלע • (harle) m, plural האַרלעס (harles)

harle (romanization)
harles (romanization)

האַר (har, “sir”) suffixed with a diminutive cognate to ־עלע (-ele), equivalent to German Herrlein.

Coordinate term: פֿראַלע (frale, “(Western Yiddish) grandmother”)

(Western Yiddish, now chiefly Alsace and pockets near Amsterdam) grandfather

Western Yiddish; now chiefly Alsace and pockets near Amsterdam; Western Yiddish; now chiefly Alsace and pockets near Amsterdam


אַנאַלפֿאַבעט

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אַנאַלפֿאַבעט • (analfabet) m

yi-noun

אַנאַלפֿאַבעטן

אַנאַלפֿאַבעטקע

אַנאַלפֿאַבעטין

אַנאַלפֿאַבעט • (analfabet) m, plural אַנאַלפֿאַבעטן (analfabetn), feminine אַנאַלפֿאַבעטקע (analfabetke) or אַנאַלפֿאַבעטין (analfabetin)

analfabet (romanization)
analfabetn (romanization)
analfabetke (romanization)
analfabetin (romanization)

International word, ultimately from Late Latin analphabetus (“unable to read and write; illiterate”), from Ancient Greek ἀναλφάβητος (analphábētos, “illiterate”), from ἀν- (an-, “un-”) + ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos, “alphabet”).


סאַזשע

yi-noun

סאַזשע • (sazhe) f, plural סאַזשעס (sazhes)

sazhe (romanization)
sazhes (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian са́жа (sáža) or Ukrainian са́жа (sáža), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *saďa.


פֿראַלע

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פֿראַלע • (frale) f

yi-noun

פֿראַלע • (frale) f, plural פֿראַלעס (frales)

frale (romanization)
frales (romanization)

פֿרוי (froy, “miss; woman”) (pronounced *פֿראַו (*frau) in Western Yiddish) suffixed with a diminutive cognate to ־עלע (-ele), morphologically (but not semantically) equivalent to German Fräulein.

Coordinate term: האַרלע (harle, “(Western Yiddish) grandfather”)

גראָסמוטער

much of Western Yiddish, but also pockets in Eastern Europe

(Western Yiddish, now chiefly Alsace and pockets near Amsterdam) grandmother


כראָניק

כראָניק • (khronik) f, plural כראָניקעס (khronikes)

khronik (romanization)
khronikes (romanization)

Seemingly a blend of West Germanic -k-final forms (compare Dutch kroniek, German Chronik) and East Slavic хр- (xr-)-initial forms (compare Belarusian and Ukrainian хро́ніка (xrónika), Russian хро́ника (xrónika) but Polish kronika). Ultimately from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of or concerning time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).


נאָנטל

Uncertain. Possibly נאָענט (noent) + ־ל (-l).

(dialectal) honey-based confectionery with nuts or poppy seeds;


נאַכטפֿויגל

yi-noun

נאַכטפֿויגלען

נאַכטפֿויגל • (nakhtfoygl) m, plural נאַכטפֿייגל (nakhtfeygl) or נאַכטפֿויגלען (nakhtfoyglen)

nakhtfoygl (romanization)
nakhtfeygl (romanization)
nakhtfoyglen (romanization)

/ˈnaχtˌfɔɪ̯ɡl̩/

Compound of נאַכט (nakht, “night”) + פֿויגל (foygl, “bird”)


נאָענטקייט

yi-noun

נאָענטקייט • (noentkeyt) f, plural נאָענטקייטן (noentkeytn)

noentkeyt (romanization)
noentkeytn (romanization)

נאָענט (noent) + ־קייט (-keyt). Possibly a calque of Slavic; compare Belarusian блі́зкасць (blízkascʹ), Russian бли́зость (blízostʹ), Ukrainian бли́зькість (blýzʹkistʹ).


זיד

Probably borrowed from German Süd, as זידן (zidn, “to boil; to agitate”) is etymologically unrelated and does not correspond to German Süden.


פֿאַרקערן

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פֿאַרקערן • (farkern)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

פֿאַרקער פֿאַרקער#Yiddish


לאַווע

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לאַווע • (lave) f

yi-noun

לאַווע • (lave) f, plural לאַוועס (laves)

lave (romanization)
laves (romanization)

Likely from English lava, ultimately from Neapolitan lava.


אַנטימאָניום

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אַנטימאָניום • (antimonyum) m

yi-noun

אַנטימאָניום • (antimonyum) m


בת־יענה

בת־יענה • (bas-yayne) f, plural בת־יענהס (bas-yaynes)

bas-yayne (romanization)
bas-yaynes (romanization)


פֿלאַכצוואַנג

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פֿלאַכצוואַנג • (flakhtsvang) f

yi-noun

פֿלאַכצוואַנג • (flakhtsvang) f, plural פֿלאַכצוואַנגען (flakhtsvangen)

flakhtsvang (romanization)
flakhtsvangen (romanization)

פֿלאַך (flakh, “flat”) + צוואַנג (tsvang, “pliers; tongs”), the latter a deverbal of צווינגען (tsvingen, “to force”).


היענע

yi-noun

היענע • (hyene) f, plural היענעס (hyenes)

hyene (romanization)
hyenes (romanization)

Ultimately from Latin hyaena, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα (húaina), probably via German Hyäne.


יענע וועלט

→ English: yene velt


שטייסל

שטייסל • (shteysl) m or n, plural שטייסלען (shteyslen)

shteysl (romanization)
shteyslen (romanization)

From Middle High German stœʒel, from Old High German stōʒil, from Proto-West Germanic *stautil (compare Middle Low German stȫtele), from Proto-Germanic *stautaną + *-ilaz. Equivalent to שטויסן (shtoysn) + ־ל (-l). Compare German Stößel.

mortar (vessel for crushing with a pestle)


פֿאַרקאַמען

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פֿאַרקאַמען • (farkamen)

פֿאַרקאַם (farkam) + ־ען (-en). See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

פֿאַרקאַם פֿאַרקאַם#Yiddish


פּיזשאַמע

פּיזשאַמע • (pizhame) f

yi-noun

פּיזשאַמע • (pizhame) f, plural פּיזשאַמעס (pizhames)

pizhame (romanization)
pizhames (romanization)

From English pyjama, probably via Polish piżama, Russian пижа́ма (pižáma), Ukrainian піжа́ма (pižáma), from Hindi पैजामा (paijāmā) / Urdu پائِجامَہ (pāijāma), from Classical Persian پایجامه (pāyjāma), archaic form of پاجامه (pājāma). Alternative form borrowed from Polish pidżama. Compare also German Pyjama m or n.

der

Urdu پائِجامَہ (pāijāma)


תּוצאה

yi-noun

תּוצאה • (toytsoe) f, plural תּוצאות (toytsoes)

toytsoe (romanization)
toytsoes (romanization)

Borrowed from Hebrew תּוֹצָאָה (totsa'á, “result”)


אָנקערעניש

yi-noun

אָנקערעניש • (onkerenish) n, plural אָנקערענישן (onkerenishn)

onkerenish (romanization)
onkerenishn (romanization)

אָנקערן (onkern, “to clean/wipe out; to have to do with, to be related to”) + ־עניש (-enish).


פֿיזיאָנאָמיע

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פֿיזיאָנאָמיע • (fizyonomye) f

yi-noun

פֿיזיאָנאָמיע • (fizyonomye) f, plural פֿיזיאָנאָמיעס (fizyonomyes)

fizyonomye (romanization)
fizyonomyes (romanization)

Possibly borrowed from Polish fizjonomia, ultimately from Late Latin physiognomia, from Ancient Greek φυσιογνωμίᾱ (phusiognōmíā, “physiology”), from φύσις (phúsis, “physique, appearance”) + γνώμη (gnṓmē, “means of knowing”).


כאַלאַט

yi-noun

כאַלאַט • (khalat) m, plural כאַלאַטן (khalatn)

khalat (romanization)
khalatn (romanization)

Probably borrowed from Russian хала́т (xalát), from Turkic, ultimately from Arabic خِلْعَة (ḵilʕa, “robe of honor”).


טישלער

טישלער • (tishler) m, plural טישלערס (tishlers)

tishler (romanization)
tishlers (romanization)

Initially טיש (tish) + ־ער (-er), however intrusive ־ל־ (-l-) has been recorded since the 15th century in German. Cognate to German Tischler.


פֿילהאַרמאָניע

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פֿילהאַרמאָניע • (filharmonye) f

yi-noun

פֿילהאַרמאָניע • (filharmonye) f, plural פֿילהאַרמאָניעס (filharmonyes)

filharmonye (romanization)
filharmonyes (romanization)

From French philharmonie and German Philharmonie, likely via Polish filharmonia. Compare also Lithuanian filharmonija, Russian филармо́ния (filarmónija).

philharmonic orchestra
philharmonic orchestra

philharmonic orchestra, philharmonic society


טישלערײַ

טישלערײַ • (tishleray) f, plural טישלערײַען (tishlerayen)

tishleray (romanization)
tishlerayen (romanization)

/tɪʃləˈraɪ̯/

Equivalent to טישלער (tishler) + ־ײַ (-ay). Compare German Tischlerei.


טישלערײַ

/tɪʃləˈraɪ̯/


היפּאָקריטסטווע

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היפּאָקריטסטווע • (hipokritstve) f

yi-noun

היפּאָקריטסטווע • (hipokritstve) f

היפּאָקריט (hipokrit) + ־סטווע (-stve), or borrowed from uncommon Russian гипокри́тство (gipokrítstvo), Ukrainian гіпокрі́тство (hipokrítstvo). Ultimately from Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “I answer, act, feign”).

bor

гипокри́тство

гіпокрі́тство


הענדל

yi-noun

הענדל • (hendl) n, plural הענדלעך (hendlekh)

hendl (romanization)
hendlekh (romanization)

Inherited from Middle High German hendl, hendel, henel, from Old High German *henil, diminutive of Old High German hano (“cock, rooster”). By surface analysis, האָן (hon) + ־ל (-l). Compare Bavarian and German Hendl.

surf

אָפּלאָזן אַ רױט הענדל אױפֿן דאַך

to set a house on fire (literally, “to release a small red rooster on the roof”)

האָן האָן#Yiddish


חנוכּה־געלט

money given to children as a present during Hanukkah


טיילכל

yi-noun

טיילכל • (teylkhl) n, plural טיילכלעך (teylkhlekh)

teylkhl (romanization)
teylkhlekh (romanization)

טייל (teyl) + ־ל (-l) with intrusive ־כ־ (-kh-), possibly as a calque of German Teilchen, Russian частица (častica), Polish cząstka, etc., ultimately a calque of Latin particula.

אָנגעלאָדענע טיילכל


לינאָטיפּ

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לינאָטיפּ • (linotip) m

yi-noun

לינאָטיפּ • (linotip) m, plural לינאָטיפּן (linotipn)

linotip (romanization)
linotipn (romanization)

Borrowed from English linotype, possibly with influence from טיפּ (tip).


אויטאָ־חבֿרה

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אויטאָ־חבֿרה

yi-noun

אויטאָ־חבֿרה

אויטאָ־חבֿרות

אויטאָ־חבֿרה • (oyto-khevre) f, plural אויטאָ־חבֿרות (oyto-khevres)

oyto-khevre (romanization)
oyto-khevres (romanization)

פֿאָרן מיט אַן אויטאָ־חבֿרה ― forn mit an oyto-khevre ― to carpool

באַטייליקן זיך אין אַן אויטאָ־חבֿרה ― bateylikn zikh in an oyto-khevre ― to carpool


שלעפּקראַפֿט

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שלעפּקראַפֿט • (shlepkraft) f

yi-noun

שלעפּקראַפֿט • (shlepkraft) f


לעשאויטאָ

לעשאויטאָ • (leshoyto) m, plural לעשאויטאָס (leshoytos)

leshoyto (romanization)
leshoytos (romanization)

לעשן (leshn, “to extinguish”) + אויטאָ (oyto, “automotive”).

com

(possibly a neologism) fire truck, fire engine


פּאָליציי־אויטאָ

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פּאָליציי־אויטאָ

פּאָליציי־אויטאָ • (politsey-oyto) m

yi-noun

פּאָליציי־אויטאָ

פּאָליציי־אויטאָ • (politsey-oyto) m, plural פּאָליציי־אויטאָס (politsey-oytos)


פֿאַסטצײַט

פֿאַסטן (fastn) + צײַט (tsayt). Compare German Fastenzeit, Dutch Vastentijd.


מאַליניק

מאַליניק • (malinik) m, plural מאַליניקעס (malinikes)

malinik (romanization)
malinikes (romanization)

Borrowed from Belarusian малі́ннік (malínnik) and Russian мали́нник (malínnik, “raspberry thicket”), albeit with a shift in syllable stress. Compare also Bulgarian малина́к (malinák). By surface analysis, מאַלינע (maline) + ־ניק (-nik) or ־יק (-ik).


צער־בעלי־חיים־געזעלשאַפֿט

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צער־בעלי־חיים־געזעלשאַפֿט

צער־בעלי־חיים־געזעלשאַפֿט • (tsar-bale-khayem-gezelshaft) f

yi-noun

צער־בעלי־חיים־געזעלשאַפֿט

צער־בעלי־חיים־געזעלשאַפֿט (canonical)
tsar-bale-khayem-gezelshaft (romanization)

(neologism) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, SPCA

en-צער־בעלי־חיים־געזעלשאַפֿט-yi-noun-3QQ3JCRZ


דרײַטרעף

דרײַטרעף • (draytref) m, plural דרײַטרעפֿן (draytrefn)

draytref (romanization)
draytrefn (romanization)

דרײַ (dray) + טרעפֿן (trefn), literally “three meet”.


בעל־חי

yi-noun

בעל־חי • (balkhay) m, plural בעל־חיים (bale-khayem / bale-khaim)

balkhay (romanization)
bale-khayem (romanization)
bale-khaim (romanization)


לופֿטפּרעגלער

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לופֿטפּרעגלער • (luftpregler) m

yi-noun

לופֿטפּרעגלער • (luftpregler) m, plural לופֿטפּרעגלערס (luftpreglers)

luftpregler (romanization)
luftpreglers (romanization)

לופֿט (luft) + פּרעגלען (preglen) + ־ער (-er), calque of English air fryer.


דיסקזשאָקיי

yi-noun

דיסקזשאָקיי • (diskzhokey) m, plural דיסקזשאָקייען (diskzhokeyen)

diskzhokey (romanization)
diskzhokeyen (romanization)

דיסק (disk) + זשאָקיי (zhokey), calque of English disc jockey. Compare Russian диск-жоке́й (disk-žokéj), Ukrainian диск-жоке́й (dysk-žokéj).


וויקאָנט

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וויקאָנט • (vikont) m

yi-noun

וויקאָנט • (vikont) m, plural וויקאָנטן (vikontn)

vikont (romanization)
vikontn (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian вико́нт (vikónt), Belarusian and Ukrainian віко́нт (vikónt), from French vicomte.


גלעזל

yi-noun

גלעזל • (glezl) n, plural גלעזלעך (glezlekh)

glezl (romanization)
glezlekh (romanization)

גלאָז (gloz) + ־ל (-l) with umlaut. Compare Bavarian Glaserl, German Gläschen.

פֿון פֿלעשל אין גלעזל

very quickly, in no time (literally, “from bottle to small glass”)

גלאָז גלאָז#Yiddish

אַ גלעזל טיי


לינקער באָרט

Literally, “left shipboard”. Possibly a calque of Russian ле́вый борт (lévyj bort).

clq

(nautical) port (left-hand side of a vessel)


רעכטער באָרט

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רעכטער באָרט

yi-noun

רעכטער באָרט

Literally, “right shipboard”. Possibly a calque of Russian пра́вый борт (právyj bort).

clq

пра́вый борт

(nautical) starboard (right-hand side of a vessel)


באָרטן

yi-noun

באָרטן • (bortn) m, plural באָרטנס (bortns)

bortn (romanization)
bortns (romanization)

Uncertain. Possibly related to German Borte (“border”).


באָרטן

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באָרטן • (bortn)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

באָרט באָרט#Yiddish


באָרט

bort (romanization)
bortn (romanization)

From Middle Low German bort, from Old Saxon bord, from Proto-West Germanic *bord. Possibly reinforced or even reintroduced into Yiddish by Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian борт (bort). Compare German Bord.


שיִער־ביר

yi-noun

שיִער־ביר • (shier-bir) n, plural שיִער־בירן (shier-birn)

shier-bir (romanization)
shier-birn (romanization)


ברעמען

ברעם (brem) + ־ען (-en). See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

ברעם ברעם#Yiddish


ראַקל

ראַקל • (rakl) n, plural ראַקלעך (raklekh)

rakl (romanization)
raklekh (romanization)

ראַק (rak) + ־ל (-l), with the diminutive suffix possibly a calque of Polish krewetka or Russian креветка (krevetka).

ראַק ראַק#Yiddish


ראַק

ראַק • (rak) m, plural ראַקעס (rakes) or ראַקן (rakn), diminutive ראַקל (rakl)

rak (romanization)
rakn (romanization)
rakl (romanization)

Borrowed from Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian рак (rak) and Polish rak, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *ràkъ.

bor+

(uncountable, astronomy, astrology) Cancer


דאָלמעטשער

yi-noun

דאָלמעטשערין

דאָלמעטשער • (dolmetsher) m, plural דאָלמעטשערס (dolmetshers), feminine דאָלמעטשערין (dolmetsherin)

dolmetsher (romanization)
dolmetshers (romanization)
dolmetsherin (romanization)

/ˈdɔɫmɛt͡ʃər/

From Middle High German tolmetsche, possibly via Proto-Slavic *tъlmačь, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *tilmač. Doublet of טלאָמאַטש (tlomatsh) and טלומאַטש (tlumatsh), borrowed from West Slavic or Ruthenian (compare Polish tłumacz, Belarusian and Ukrainian тлума́ч (tlumáč)), and of טאַלמאַטש (talmatsh) and טאָלמאַטש (tolmatsh), borrowed from Hungarian tolmács, Romanian tălmaci and/or Russian толма́ч (tolmáč). Most directly cognate to German Dolmetscher, Dolmetsch, and Luxembourgish Dolmetscher.


בלעזל־פּלאַסטיק

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בלעזל־פּלאַסטיק

בלעזל־פּלאַסטיק • (blezl-plastik) m

yi-noun

בלעזל־פּלאַסטיק

בלעזל־פּלאַסטיק • (blezl-plastik) m


אָטעמלאָך

אָטעמלאָך • (otemlokh) m or f, plural אָטעמלעכער (otemlekher)

otemlokh (romanization)
otemlekher (romanization)

אָטעם (otem) + לאָך (lokh). Compare German Atemloch.

(marine biology) blowhole (hole in sea ice where cetaceans and pinnipeds come to breathe)


בלאָזלאָך

בלאָזלאָך • (blozlokh) m or f, plural בלאָזלעכער (blozlekher)

blozlokh (romanization)
blozlekher (romanization)

בלאָז (bloz) + לאָך (lokh). Compare German Blasloch.

(marine biology) blowhole (spiracle on the top of the head through which cetaceans breathe)


בלעזל

בלעזל • (blezl) n, plural בלעזלעך (blezlekh)

blezl (romanization)
blezlekh (romanization)

בלאָז (bloz) + ־ל (-l) with umlaut. Compare German Bläschen.


טײַוולסקויט

טײַוול (tayvl, “devil”) + ־ס (-s, possessive suffix) + קויט (koyt, “dirt; poop”). Compare Dutch duivelsdrek, German Teufelsdreck.


שוועדישע ברוקווע

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שוועדישע ברוקווע

yi-noun

שוועדישע ברוקווע

שוועדישע ברוקווע • (shvedishe brukve) f, plural שוועדישע ברוקוועס (shvedishe brukves)

shvedishe brukve (romanization)
shvedishe brukves (romanization)

swede, rutabaga, Swedish turnip (Brassica napus var. napobrassica)


שפּילעכל

שפּילעכל • (shpilekhl) n, plural שפּילעכלעך (shpilekhlekh)

shpilekhl (romanization)
shpilekhlekh (romanization)

Alteration of שפּילכל (shpilkhl), from שפּיל (shpil) + ־ל (-l).

שפּילכל שפּילכל#Yiddish

Alternative form of שפּילכל (shpilkhl): toy, plaything

ס׳אַ שפּילעכל!


שפּילכל

שפּילכל • (shpilkhl) n, plural שפּילכלעך (shpilkhlekh)

shpilkhl (romanization)
shpilkhlekh (romanization)

שפּיל (shpil) + ־ל (-l). Compare German Spielchen.


רײַבעכץ

רײַבן (raybn, “to rub; to scrape”) + ־עכץ (-ekhts).


קאַבינעט

yi-noun

קאַבינעט • (kabinet) m, plural קאַבינעטן (kabinetn)

kabinet (romanization)
kabinetn (romanization)

Ultimately from French cabinet, via Belarusian кабіне́т (kabinjét), Russian кабине́т (kabinét), Ukrainian кабіне́т (kabinét).

(government, politics) cabinet (group of ministers)


לאַקריץ

Inherited from Middle High German lakerize, from Old French licorece or directly from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα (glukúrrhiza, “sweet root”). Cognate to German Lakritz.

der

ווי לאַקרעץ צו פּלעצל


אומשטאַנדוואָרט

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אומשטאַנדוואָרט • (umshtandvort) n

yi-noun

אומשטאַנדווערטער

אומשטאַנדוואָרט • (umshtandvort) n, plural אומשטאַנדווערטער (umshtandverter)

umshtandvort (romanization)
umshtandverter (romanization)

אומשטאַנד (umshtand, “circumstance”) + וואָרט (vort, “word”), possibly as a calque of German Umstandswort.


פּזרנות

Borrowed from Hebrew פזרנות (pazranut, “extravagance”).


ברייטהאַרציקייט

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ברייטהאַרציקייט • (breythartsikeyt) f or n

ברייטהאַרציק (breythartsik, “generous”) + ־קייט (-keyt, “-ity”), the former from ברייט (breyt, “wide”) + האַרץ (harts, “heart”) + ־יק (-ik).

suffix

ברייטהאַרציק


פּיטאַקל

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פּיטאַקל • (pitakl) n

yi-noun

פּיטאַקל • (pitakl) n, plural פּיטאַקלעך (pitaklekh)

pitakl (romanization)
pitaklekh (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian пята́к (pjaták) (pronounced [pʲɪˈtak], borrowed phonetically) + ־ל (-l).


מינצאַרניע

מינצאַרניע • (mintsarnye) f, plural מינצאַרניעס (mintsarnyes)

mintsarnye (romanization)
mintsarnyes (romanization)

Either borrowed from archaic Polish mincarnia (compare Slovak mincovňa), or more likely מינץ (mints) + ־אַרניע (-arnye).


מאָנעטע

מאָנעטע • (monete) f, plural מאָנעטעס (monetes)

monete (romanization)
monetes (romanization)

Borrowed from Lithuanian and Polish moneta, Russian and Ukrainian моне́та (monéta), ultimately from Latin monēta.


קראַן

yi-noun

קראַן • (kran) m, plural קראַנען (kranen) or קראַנעס (kranes)

kran (romanization)
kranen (romanization)
kranes (romanization)

Either directly borrowed from German Kran, derived via Polish kran or Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian кран (kran), or inherited from Middle High German krane, although that could have resulted in *קראָן (*kron). Ultimately from Old High German kran, from Proto-West Germanic *kranō.

bor

אָפּדרייען דעם קראַן


וועד

va'ad (romanization)
vadim (romanization)


גיכע הילף

Calque of Russian ско́рая по́мощь (skóraja pómoščʹ). Literally, “quick help”.

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ско́рая по́мощь


סקאָרע־פּאָמאָשטש

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סקאָרע־פּאָמאָשטש • (skore-pomoshtsh) f

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סקאָרע־פּאָמאָשטש • (skore-pomoshtsh) f

Borrowed from Russian ско́рая по́мощь (skóraja pómoščʹ) or possibly a Ukrainian reading of the phrase, hence סקאָרע (skore) as opposed to *סקאָרייע (*skoreye), and פּאָמאָשטש (pomoshtsh) as opposed to *פּאָמאָש (*pomosh).

bor+

ско́рая по́мощь


חזירימלעך

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חזירימלעך • (khazeyrimlekh, khazeyremlekh)

khazeyrimlekh (romanization)
khazeyremlekh (romanization)

/χaˈzeɪ̯rɪmɫəχ/

/χaˈzeɪ̯rəmɫəχ/

חזירים (khazeyrem, khazeyrim) + ־לעך (-lekh). Unusually for suffixed nouns, this plural was formed with the plural of the suffix and the plural of the root word.

suffix

חזירל חזירל#Yiddish

plural of חזירל (khazerl): piggies, piglets


רעאַליזם

רעאַל (real) + ־יזם (-izm), probably after English realism or French réalisme.


קאָזע

koze (romanization)
kozes (romanization)

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *koza. Compare Russian коза́ (kozá), Belarusian каза (kaza), Ukrainian коза (koza), and Polish koza.


פֿאָרהאַנט

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פֿאָרהאַנט • (forhant) f

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פֿאָרהאַנט • (forhant) f, plural פֿאָרהענט (forhent)

forhant (romanization)
forhent (romanization)

Likely פֿאָר־ (for-) + האַנט (hant). Compare German Vorhand.

האָבן פֿאָרהאַנט אַנטקעגן

to be winning against, to have the lead over

זײַן פֿאָרהאַנט

to have the lead, to be first (in cards)


שטראָז

שטראָז • (shtroz) m, plural שטראָזן (shtrozn)

shtroz (romanization)
shtrozn (romanization)

Most likely cognate with German Straße f. If so, inherited from Middle High German strāze, from Old High German strāza, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu, from Latin strata.
The unexpected masculine gender may be due to conflation with other masculine nouns also descending from a Middle High German form ending in -e, such as האָז m (hoz), from Middle High German hase.


פּאָטשט

yi-noun

פּאָטשט • (potsht) f, plural פּאָטשטן (potshtn)

potsht (romanization)
potshtn (romanization)

Variant of פּאָסט (post), influenced by Polish poczta and/or Russian по́чта (póčta).


פֿאַרקאַם

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פֿאַרקאַם • (farkam) m

yi-noun

פֿאַרקאַם • (farkam) m, plural פֿאַרקאַמען (farkamen)

farkam (romanization)
farkamen (romanization)

Deverbal from פֿאַרקאַמען (farkamen, “to comb”). By surface analysis, פֿאַר־ (far-) + קאַם (kam).


אייבערל

yi-noun

אייבערל • (eyberl) n, plural אייבערלעך (eyberlekh)

eyberl (romanization)
eyberlekh (romanization)


קאָנזשילעס

Uncertain, but probably related to Proto-Slavic *žila (“sinew, tendon”), via Belarusian жы́ла (žýla), Polish żyła, Russian жи́ла (žíla), Ukrainian жи́ла (žýla), whence also the direct borrowing זשילע (zhile).


קאָמאַנדיר

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קאָמאַנדיר • (komandir) m

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קאָמאַנדירשע

קאָמאַנדיר • (komandir) m, plural קאָמאַנדירן (komandirn), feminine קאָמאַנדירשע (komandirshe)

komandir (romanization)
komandirn (romanization)
komandirshe (romanization)

Possibly a deverbal from קאָמאַנדירן (komandirn, “to command”, verb).


אייבערשאַפֿט

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אייבערשאַפֿט • (eybershaft) f

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אייבערשאַפֿט • (eybershaft) f

From אייבער־ (eyber-) + ־שאַפֿט (-shaft). As German *Oberschaft is at most archaic, this may be a calque of Russian верхове́нство (verxovénstvo) or Ukrainian зве́рхність (zvérxnistʹ).

clq

верхове́нство


דעזשורסטווע

yi-noun

דעזשורסטווע • (dezhurstve) f, plural דעזשורסטוועס (dezhurstves)

dezhurstve (romanization)
dezhurstves (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian дежу́рство (dežúrstvo).


אייבערהאַר

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אייבערהאַר • (eyberhar) m

yi-noun

אייבערהאַר • (eyberhar) m, plural אייבערהאַרן (eyberharn)

eyberhar (romanization)
eyberharn (romanization)

אייבער־ (eyber-) + האַר (har). Compare German Oberherr, Oberherrschaft.


קליענטעלטשיק

קליענטעלטשיק • (klyenteltshik) m, plural קליענטעלטשיקעס (klyenteltshikes)

klyenteltshik (romanization)
klyenteltshikes (romanization)

By surface analysis, קליענטעל (klyentel, “clientele”) + ־טשיק (-tshik). However, some say that it may come instead from Portuguese cliente.

surf

(Brazil) a peddler; a door to door seller


האַר

yi-noun

האַר • (har) m, plural האַרן (harn), feminine האַרינטע (harinte)

har (romanization)
harn (romanization)
harinte (romanization)

Inherited from Middle High German hērre, hërre, from Old High German hēriro, hērro (“grey, grey-haired”), the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”), from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”). Compare German Herr, whence the borrowed alternative form. Compare also האַרץ (harts) and באַרג (barg) for the shift from Middle High German -er- to Yiddish ־אַר־ (-ar-).

גאָט דער האַר


צבֿועצטווע

From צבֿועק (tsvuak, “hypocrite”) + ־צטווע (-tstve) or ־סטווע (-stve) through the Slavic first palatalization.


גזלעווויסטווע

yi-noun

גזלעווויסטווע • (gazlevoystve) f, plural גזלעווויסטוועס (gazlevoystves)

gazlevoystve (romanization)
gazlevoystves (romanization)

/ɡazɫəˈvɔɪ̯stvə/

גזלן (gazlen, “thief”) + Russian -ево́й (-evój, relational adjective suffix) + ־סטווע (-stve).


אַטריבוט

yi-noun

אַטריבוט • (atribut) m, plural אַטריבוטן (atributn)

atribut (romanization)
atributn (romanization)

Borrowed from Belarusian атрыбу́т (atrybút), Russian атрибу́т (atribút), Ukrainian атрибу́т (atrybút), ultimately from Latin attribūtus.


סמאָרקעכץ

From סמאָרקען (smorken) + ־עכץ (-ekhts).


אויפֿוואַרטער

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אויפֿוואַרטער • (oyfvarter) m

yi-noun

אויפֿוואַרטער • (oyfvarter) m, plural אויפֿוואַרטערס (oyfvarters)

oyfvarter (romanization)
oyfvarters (romanization)

From אויפֿוואַרטן (oyfvartn, “to wait; to help; to serve”) + ־ער (-er), with the former deriving from אויפֿ־ (oyf-) + וואַרטן (vartn). Compare German aufwarten, Aufwӓrter (“servant”).

af

אויפֿוואַרטן

(dialectal) high dish for serving cake, fruit etc. to guests


תּושבֿ

yi-noun

תּושבֿ • (toyshev) m, plural תּושבֿים (toyshvem/toyshovem)

toyshev (romanization)
toyshvem (romanization)
toyshovem (romanization)

Borrowed from Hebrew תּוֹשָׁב (tosháv, “resident”)


מאָנט

Inherited from Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno, from Proto-West Germanic *mānō. Cognate to German Mond and English moon. The final dental is from confusion with Middle High German mānōt (“month”), compare German Mond.


קאָראַן

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קאָראַן • (koran) m

yi-noun

קאָראַן • (koran) m

Ultimately from Arabic اَلْقُرْآن (al-qurʔān).


לאַטײַן

From Middle High German latîn, ultimately from Latin Latīnus.


ערד־פּלאַנעט

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ערד־פּלאַנעט • (erd-planet) m

yi-noun

ערד־פּלאַנעט • (erd-planet) m


זשוליק

זשוליק • (zhulik) m, plural זשוליקעס (zhulikes)

zhulik (romanization)
zhulikes (romanization)

Borrowed from Belarusian жу́лік (žúlik) and Russian жу́лик (žúlik).


דיקטאַטאָר

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דיקטאַטאָר • (diktator) m

yi-noun

דיקטאַטאָרשע

דיקטאַטאָר • (diktator) m, plural דיקטאַטאָרן (diktatorn), feminine דיקטאַטאָרשע (diktatorshe)

diktator (romanization)
diktatorn (romanization)
diktatorshe (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian дикта́тор (diktátor), Ukrainian дикта́тор (dyktátor), from Latin dictātor.


שײַסע

Presumably borrowed from German Scheiße, from Middle High German schīze, from Proto-Germanic *skītaz, *skitiz, from Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- (“to part”). An inherited form would have likely resulted in *שײַס (*shays).

(vulgar, slang) crap, shit (something worthless or disgusting)


נײַ־לבֿנה

yi-noun

נײַ־לבֿנה • (nay-levone) f, plural נײַ־לבֿנות (nay-levones)

nay-levone (romanization)
nay-levones (romanization)

/ˈnaɪ̯ləˌvɔnə/

נײַ (nay, “new”) + לבֿנה (levone, “moon”)


שימער

Deverbal from שימערן (shimern). Compare German Schimmer.


סטאָליאַרניע

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סטאָליאַרניע • (stolyarnye) f

yi-noun

סטאָליאַרניע • (stolyarnye) f, plural סטאָליאַרניעס (stolyarnyes)

stolyarnye (romanization)
stolyarnyes (romanization)

Borrowed from Belarusian сталя́рня (staljárnja), Ukrainian столя́рня (stoljárnja). Related to Polish stolarnia.


צבֿיעות

Borrowed from Hebrew צְבִיעוּת (ts'vi'út, “hypocrisy”)


אויסהאַלטער

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אויסהאַלטער • (oyshalter) m

yi-noun

אויסהאַלטער • (oyshalter) m, plural אויסהאַלטערס (oyshalters)

oyshalter (romanization)
oyshalters (romanization)


אתחלתּא

From Aramaic אַתחלתּא or Hebrew אַתְחַלְתָּא.

bor

Aramaic אַתחלתּא

אַתְחַלְתָּא

Hebrew אַתְחַלְתָּא


אַריכות

From Hebrew אריכות (arikhót, “length, longevity”). Compare Classical Syriac ܐܪܝܟܘܬܐ.


סענטימענט

yi-noun

סענטימענט • (sentiment) m, plural סענטימענטן (sentimentn)

sentiment (romanization)
sentimentn (romanization)

Borrowed from Lithuanian sentimentas and/or Polish sentyment, from French sentiment, from Latin sentimentum.


קריסטלעכקייט

From קריסט (krist, “a Christian”) + ־לעך (-lekh) + ־קייט (-keyt)


פֿאָטאָאַפּאַראַט

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פֿאָטאָאַפּאַראַט • (fotoaparat) m

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פֿאָטאָאַפּאַראַט • (fotoaparat) m, plural פֿאָטאָאַפּאַראַטן (fotoaparatn)

fotoaparat (romanization)
fotoaparatn (romanization)

From פֿאָטאָ (foto, “photo”) + אַפּאַראַט (aparat, “device”).


אַפּאַראַט

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אַפּאַראַט • (aparat) m

yi-noun

אַפּאַראַט • (aparat) m, plural אַפּאַראַטן (aparatn)

aparat (romanization)
aparatn (romanization)

From Latin apparātus, perhaps through German Apparat (15th century) or the somewhat earlier Middle Low German appārāt (14th c.). See English apparatus for more.


מעדיום

מעדיום • (medyum) m, plural מעדיומס (medyums)

medyum (romanization)
medyums (romanization)


מעדיום

מעדיום • (medyum) m or f, plural מעדיומס (medyums)


פֿאָטאָגראַפֿיע

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פֿאָטאָגראַפֿיע • (fotografye) f

yi-noun

פֿאָטאָגראַפֿיע • (fotografye) f, plural פֿאָטאָגראַפֿיעס (fotografyes)

fotografye (romanization)
fotografyes (romanization)

Compare Polish fotografia, Russian фотография (fotografija), and German Fotografie.


פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירונג

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פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירונג • (fotografirung) f

yi-noun

פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירונג • (fotografirung) f

From פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירן (fotografirn, “to photograph”) + ־ונג (-ung).

af

פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירן


פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירן

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פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירן • (fotografirn) n

yi-noun

פֿאָטאָגראַפֿירן • (fotografirn) n


פֿאָטאָ

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פֿאָטאָ • (foto) f

yi-noun

פֿאָטאָ • (foto) f, plural פֿאָטאָס (fotos)

foto (romanization)
fotos (romanization)

Internationalism, or a clipping of פֿאָטאָגראַפֿיע (fotografye).

clipping

פֿאָטאָגראַפֿיע


פּליושטש

Borrowed from Belarusian плюшч (pljušč) and Ukrainian плющ (pljušč).


פֿרעסטל

yi-noun

פֿרעסטל • (frestl) n, plural פֿרעסטלעך (frestlekh)

frestl (romanization)
frestlekh (romanization)

From פֿראָסט (frost) + ־ל (-l) with umlaut.


פֿאַרקערטע

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פֿאַרקערטע • (farkerte) n

yi-noun

פֿאַרקערטע • (farkerte) n, plural פֿאַרקערטע (farkerte)


אויסווײַז

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אויסווײַז • (oysvayz) m

yi-noun

אויסווײַז • (oysvayz) m, plural אויסווײַזן (oysvayzn)

oysvayz (romanization)
oysvayzn (romanization)

Deverbal from אויסווײַזן (oysvayzn). Senses 2 and 3 a semantic loan from German Ausweis and Russian аусва́йс (ausvájs).

(Germany, historical) identity card, certificate


מיטטיילונג

מיטטיילונג • (mitteylung) f, plural מיטטיילונגען (mitteylungen)

mitteylung (romanization)
mitteylungen (romanization)

/ˈmɪt(t)eɪ̯ɫʊŋɡ/

/ˈmɪt(t)aɪ̯ɫʊŋɡ/

From מיט־ (mit-, “with”) + טיילונג (teylung, “division; distribution”). Possibly a calque of Russian сообще́ние (soobščénije), interpreted as со- (so-) + обще́ние (obščénije) rather than сообщи́ть (soobščítʹ) + -е́ние (-énije).


וואַקצינירונג

yi-noun

וואַקצינירונג • (vaktsinirung) f, plural וואַקצינירונגען (vaktsinirungen)

vaktsinirung (romanization)
vaktsinirungen (romanization)

From וואַקצינירן (vaktsinirn) + ־ונג (-ung). Compare German Vakzinierung.


בליזנע

בליזנע • (blizne) f, plural בליזנעס (bliznes)

blizne (romanization)
bliznes (romanization)


ווידאַטיק

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ווידאַטיק • (vidatik) m

yi-noun

ווידאַטיק • (vidatik) m, plural ווידאַטקעס (vidatkes)

vidatik (romanization)
vidatkes (romanization)

Adapted borrowing of Ukrainian вида́ток (vydátok) + ־יק (-ik).


אימפּעראַטאָר

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אימפּעראַטאָר • (imperator) m

yi-noun

אימפּעראַטאָרין

אימפּעראַטאָר • (imperator) m, plural אימפּעראַטאָרן (imperatorn), feminine אימפּעראַטאָרין (imperatorin)

imperator (romanization)
imperatorn (romanization)
imperatorin (romanization)

Ultimately from Latin imperātor. Compare German Imperator, Polish imperator and Russian импера́тор (imperátor).


דרײַער

דרײַער • (drayer) m, plural דרײַערס (drayers)

drayer (romanization)
drayers (romanization)


טאָרנאַדאָ

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טאָרנאַדאָ • (tornado) m

yi-noun

טאָרנאַדאָ • (tornado) m, plural טאָרנאַדאָס (tornados)

Probably borrowed from English tornado, from Spanish tronada.


אויסטראַכטעניש

yi-noun

אויסטראַכטעניש • (oystrakhtenish) f or n, plural אויסטראַכטענישן (oystrakhtenishn)

oystrakhtenish (romanization)
oystrakhtenishn (romanization)

From אויסטראַכטן (oystrakhtn) + ־עניש (-enish).


וואַריעטע

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וואַריעטע • (varyete) m

yi-noun

וואַריעטע • (varyete) m, plural וואַריעטעען (varyeteen)

varyete (romanization)
varyeteen (romanization)

Ultimately from French (théâtre des) variétés. Compare German Varieté, Belarusian вар'етэ́ (varʺjeté), Russian варьете́ (varʹjeté), and Ukrainian вар'єте́ (varʺjeté). Source of masculine gender uncertain.

(radio, television, theater) variety show


עגמת־נפֿש

עגמת־נפֿש • (agmes-nefesh) m or n, plural עגמת־נפֿשן (agmes-nefeshn)

agmes-nefesh (romanization)
agmes-nefeshn (romanization)

/ˌaɡməsˈnɛfəʃ/

/ˌaɡməsˈnɛɪ̯fəʃ/


שׂריפֿה

שׂריפֿה • (sreyfe) f, plural שׂריפֿות (sreyfes)

sreyfe (romanization)
sreyfes (romanization)

Borrowed from Hebrew שריפה / שְׂרֵפָה (srefá, “conflagration”)


אָפּקלײַב

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אָפּקלײַב • (opklayb) m

yi-noun

אָפּקלײַב • (opklayb) m, plural אָפּקלײַבן (opklaybn)

opklayb (romanization)
opklaybn (romanization)


עטעם

etem (romanization)
etemen (romanization)

אָטעם אָטעם#Yiddish

Alternative form of אָטעם (otem): breath


אינטערקאָנטינענטאַל־ראַקעט

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אינטערקאָנטינענטאַל־ראַקעט

yi-noun

אינטערקאָנטינענטאַל־ראַקעט

אינטערקאָנטינענטאַל־ראַקעט • (interkontinental-raket) m, plural אינטערקאָנטינענטאַל־ראַקעטן (interkontinental-raketn)

interkontinental-raket (romanization)
interkontinental-raketn (romanization)

intercontinental ballistic missile
intercontinental ballistic missile

(military, astronautics) intercontinental ballistic missile

en-אינטערקאָנטינענטאַל־ראַקעט-yi-noun-nWSoU3RV


חזיר־שטאַל

חזיר־שטאַל • (khazer-shtal) m or f, plural חזיר־שטאַלן (khazer-shtaln)

khazer-shtal (romanization)
khazer-shtaln (romanization)


ציקלאָטראָן

ציקלאָטראָן • (tsiklotron) m, plural ציקלאָטראָנען (tsiklotronen)

tsiklotron (romanization)
tsiklotronen (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian циклотро́н (ciklotrón) or German Zyklotron.


לעבלעך

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

לעבל לעבל#Yiddish


אויפֿרײַסשפּיץ

yi-noun

אויפֿרײַסשפּיץ • (oyfraysshpits) m, plural אויפֿרײַסשפּיצן (oyfraysshpitsn)

oyfraysshpits (romanization)
oyfraysshpitsn (romanization)

From אויפֿרײַס (oyfrays, “explosion”) + שפּיץ (shpits, “tip”).


מצבֿ

yi-noun

מצבֿ • (matsev) m, plural מצבֿים (matsovem)

matsev (romanization)
matsovem (romanization)

Borrowed from Hebrew מַצָּב (matsáv, “shape”).


גאונות

bor

Hebrew גאונות


דהײַנו

Hebrew דהײַנו


קאַראַהאָד

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קאַראַהאָד • (karahod) m

yi-noun

קאַראַהאָד • (karahod) m, plural קאַראַהאָדן (karahodn)

karahod (romanization)
karahodn (romanization)

Alteration of earlier כאָראָוואָד (khorovod), borrowed from Russian хорово́д (xorovód).


הפֿגנה

From Hebrew הַפְגָּנָה, the non-finite action noun of הפגין.

bor

Hebrew הַפְגָּנָה


התּר

From Hebrew הֻתַּר, the passive counterpart to התיר.

Hebrew הֻתַּר


װיכּוח

yi-noun

װיכּוח • (vikuekh) m, plural װיכּוחים (vikukhem)

vikuekh (romanization)
vikukhem (romanization)

bor

Hebrew װיכּוח

a debate, a dispute, a polemic, an argument


ווײַנקעלער

yi-noun

ווײַנקעלער • (vaynkeler) m, plural ווײַנקעלערן (vaynkelern)

vaynkeler (romanization)
vaynkelern (romanization)


הנאָה

Borrowed from Hebrew הֲנָאָה (hana'á, “enjoyment”)


טופּיצערײַ

From טופּיצער (tupitser, “upholsterer”) + ־ײַ (-ay).


גאָרפֿינקל

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גאָרפֿינקל • (gorfinkl) m

yi-noun

גאָרפֿינקל • (gorfinkl) m, plural גאָרפֿינקלען (gorfinklen)

gorfinkl (romanization)
gorfinklen (romanization)

→ English: Garfunkel, Garfinkel

Ultimately from Latin carbunculus. Cognate with German Karfunkel, Karbunkel.


מושבֿ

Borrowed from Hebrew מושב (mosháv, “settlement”)

bor+

residence, dwelling,settlement (esp. a dirty one)


אַרבוז

yi-noun

אַרבוז • (arbuz) f, plural אַרבוזן (arbuzn)

arbuz (romanization)
arbuzn (romanization)


מושבֿ־זקנים

מושבֿ־זקנימס

מושבֿ־זקנים • (moyshev-zkeynem) m, plural מושבֿ־זקנימס (moyshev-zkeynems)

moyshev-zkeynem (romanization)
moyshev-zkeynems (romanization)

/ˌmɔɪ̯ʃəvˈzkɛɪ̯nəm/

[ˌmɔɪ̯ʃəfˈskɛɪ̯nəm]

/ˌmɔɪ̯ʃəvˈzkaɪ̯nəm/

[ˌmɔɪ̯ʃəfˈskaɪ̯nəm]

מושבֿ (moyshev, “settlement”) + זקנים (zkeynem, “old people”)


זיקנה

Borrowed from Hebrew זִקְנָה (zikná, “old age”)


כּותל־מערבֿי

/ˌkɔɪ̯sl̩ maˈʁɔvə/

/ˌkɔɪ̯sl̩ maˈʁuːvə/


שאַראַבאַן

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שאַראַבאַן • (sharaban) m

yi-noun

שאַראַבאַן • (sharaban) m, plural שאַראַבאַנעס (sharabanes)

sharaban (romanization)
sharabanes (romanization)

Borrowed from Russian шараба́н (šarabán), from French char-à-bancs.

bor+

(historical) charabanc (open wagon with benches)


schleem

Joel Sirkis (Krakow, 1631): "The membrane which the French call teile is known to the experts, and in Yiddish it is called the schleimel'' (BaH YD 39:5).

David HaLevi Segal (Ostroh, 1646): "Often the mohel errs in thinking that he has already completed the circumcision, when in fact the very thin skin or schleimel remains, and he must remove the schleimel (TaZ YD 246:6).

Moses Sofer (Bratislava, 1825): "The flesh between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs . . . needs to be slightly trimmed, and they remove the schleem, the thin skin" (Chasam Sofer YD #68).


פּאַכטער

yi-noun

פּאַכטער • (pakhter) m, plural פּאַכטערס (pakhters), feminine פּאַכטערקע (pakhterke)

pakhter (romanization)
pakhters (romanization)
pakhterke (romanization)

By surface analysis, פּאַכט (pakht) + ־ער (-er). Compare German Pächter and Dutch pachter.


כּולו

yi-adverb

כּולו • (kule)


כפירה

yi-noun

כפירה • (kfire) f, plural כּפֿירות (kfires)

kfire (romanization)
kfires (romanization)

bor

Hebrew כְּפִירָה


כּסף

yi-noun

כּסף • (kesef) m, plural כּספֿים (kesefim)

kesef (romanization)
kesefim (romanization)

“כּסף אוזשבֿ מטהר ממזרים“

1998, Steven A. Jacobson, quotee, A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, Fairbanks, AK, page 88:

"Silver and gold (can even) redeem bastards"


גריל

gril (romanization)
griln (romanization)


וואַסערבּער

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וואַסערבּער • (vaserber) m

yi-noun

וואַסערבּערלע

וואַסערבּער • (vaserber) m, plural וואַסערבּערן (vaserbern), diminutive וואַסערבּערל (vaserberl) or וואַסערבּערלע (vaserberle)

vaserber (romanization)
vaserbern (romanization)
vaserberl (romanization)
vaserberle (romanization)


קאַיוט

קאַיוט • (kayut) f, plural קאַיוטן (kayutn)

kayut (romanization)
kayutn (romanization)

From Middle Low German kajüte, possibly from Middle Dutch kayhute. De-umlauting possibly due to influence from Polish kajuta and Russian каю́та (kajúta). Loss of final -e is consistent with other nouns inherited from early New High German such as האָז (hoz). Compare German Kajüte.


גראָזגריל

גראָזגריל • (grozgril) m, plural גראָזגרילן (grozgriln)

grozgril (romanization)
grozgriln (romanization)


טאַש היענע

טאַש היענע • (tash hyene) m, plural טאַש היענען (tash hyenen)

tash hyene (romanization)
tash hyenen (romanization)


קאַנגגערוּ

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קאַנגגערוּ • (kanggeru) m

yi-noun

קאַנגגערוּ • (kanggeru) m, plural קאַנגגערוּס (kanggerus)

kanggeru (romanization)
kanggerus (romanization)


מאַרוויכער

מאַרוויכער • (marvikher) m, plural מאַרוויכערס (marvikhers)

marvikher (romanization)
marvikhers (romanization)

Derived from Hebrew מרוויח (“acquires, prospers, increases, makes a profit”).


ניכפּה

Possibly from Hebrew נִכְפֶּה, the first person future conjugation of כפה.

bor

Hebrew נִכְפֶּה


אַבלאַװע

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אַבלאַװע • (ablave) f

yi-noun

אַבלאַװע • (ablave) f


אַפּעל

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אַפּעל • (apel) m

yi-noun

אַפּעל • (apel) m

From German Appell (“parade; roll call”).


קאַבע

Abbreviation for the Krankenbau Prisoner's Hospital in Auschwitz.


באָז

In the Khurbn Yiddish sense, possibly from Rotswelch German.

(Khurbn) A person with a talent for thievery and smuggling.


קלאַמאָטן

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קלאַמאָטן • (klamotn) ?

yi-noun

קלאַמאָטן • (klamotn) ?


אויסזידלונג

/ˈɔɪ̯sˌzɪdlʊŋ/

אויס‧זיד‧לונג


קוזינקע

קוזינקע • (kuzinke) f, plural קוזינקעס (kuzinkes)

kuzinke (romanization)
kuzinkes (romanization)

Borrowed from Polish kuzynka. By surface analysis, קוזין (kuzin) + ־קע (-ke).

surf

קוזין קוזין#Yiddish

female equivalent of קוזין (kuzin): a female cousin

(Khurbn) a woman bartering sex for food and privileges


לײַסטונג

/ˈɫaɪ̯stʊŋɡ/

From German Leistung (“performance, accomplishment”).


פּיפּעל

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פּיפּעל • (pipel) ?

yi-noun

פּיפּעל • (pipel) ?

From regional German piepel, but understood as puppe; compare German Puppenhaus.

(Khurbn) a boy who became a sex slave to a male superior in Holocaust camps


געסטאַפּאָװעץ

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געסטאַפּאָװעץ • (gestapovets) m

yi-noun

געסטאַפּאָװעץ • (gestapovets) m

From German German Gestapo, Slavicized and Yiddishized.


טאַראַנטולאַ

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טאַראַנטולאַ • (tarantula) f

yi-noun

טאַראַנטולאַ • (tarantula) f, plural טאַראַנטולאַס (tarantulas)

tarantula (romanization)
tarantulas (romanization)

טאַ‧ראַנ‧טו‧לאַ


שווערד-פֿיש

שווערד-פֿישן

שווערד-פֿיש • (shverd-fish) m, plural שווערד-פֿיש (shverd-fish) or שווערד-פֿישן (shverd-fishn)

shverd-fish (romanization)
shverd-fishn (romanization)

/ˈʃvɛrtˌfɪʃ/


טאַפּיר

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טאַפּיר • (tapir) m

yi-noun

טאַפּיר • (tapir) m, plural טאַפּירען (tapiren)

tapir (romanization)
tapiren (romanization)

Internationalism, ultimately from French tapir.


טאַרסיער

טאַרסיער • (tarsyer) m, plural טאַרסיערס (tarsyers)

tarsyer (romanization)
tarsyers (romanization)


זעץ

from Old High German Satz in the sense of a leap or sudden moevment


ליכטציִער

ליכטציִער • (likhttsier) m, plural ליכטציִערס (likhttsiers) or ליכטציִער (likhttsier), feminine ליכטציִערין (likhttsierin)

likhttsier (romanization)
likhttsiers (romanization)
likhttsierin (romanization)

From ליכט (likht) + ציִער (tsier). Compare German Kerzenzieher, Lichtzieher.


וויזעל־קאַץ

וויזעל־קאַץ • (vizel-kats) f, plural וויזעל־קעץ (vizel-kets)

vizel-kats (romanization)
vizel-kets (romanization)

ווי‧זעל־קאַץ


שנויץ־מויז

שנויץ־מויז • (shnoyts-moyz) f, plural שנויץ־מײַז (shnoyts-mayz)

shnoyts-moyz (romanization)
shnoyts-mayz (romanization)

/ˈʃnɔɪ̯t͡sˌmɔɪ̯z/


בעלאַדאָנאַ

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בעלאַדאָנאַ • (beladona) f

yi-noun

בעלאַדאָנאַ • (beladona) f, plural בעלאַדאָנאַס (beladonas)

beladona (romanization)
beladonas (romanization)

בע‧לאַ‧דאָ‧נאַ

Internationalism, ultimately from Italian belladonna.


קרענצל

קרענצל • (krentsl) n, plural קרענצלעך (krentslekh)

krentsl (romanization)
krentslekh (romanization)

From קראַנץ (krants) + ־ל (-l) with umlaut.


מאַניפֿעסטאַציע

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מאַניפֿעסטאַציע • (manifestatsye) f

yi-noun

מאַניפֿעסטאַציע • (manifestatsye) f, plural מאַניפֿעסטאַציעס (manifestatsyes)

manifestatsye (romanization)
manifestatsyes (romanization)

Borrowed from Polish manifestacja, from Latin manifēstātiō.

(politics) demonstration (mass public event of political nature)


צובאָמקער

צובאָמקער • (tsubomker) m, plural צובאָמקערס (tsubomkers)

tsubomker (romanization)
tsubomkers (romanization)

From צובאָמקען (tsubomken, “to hum/clap along in accompaniment/agreement”) + ־ער (-er), the former from צו־ (tsu-) + באָמקען (bomken, “to hum/knock/tap bom-bom-bom”).


טרעפּל

yi-noun

טרעפּל • (trepl) n, plural טרעפּלער (trepler)

trepl (romanization)
trepler (romanization)

Diminutive of טרעפּ, formed from טרעפּ (trep) + ־ל (-l).


טונדל

טונדל • (tundl) n, plural טונדלעך (tundlekh)

tundl (romanization)
tundlekh (romanization)

From טון (tun, “barrel, tank”) + ־ל (-l).


רייסטער

רייסטער • (reyster) m, plural רייסטערס (reysters)

reyster (romanization)
reysters (romanization)

Ultimately from Latin regesta. Doublet of רעגיסטער (register).