מיזיניק

Yiddish

Etymology

Most likely from Russian мизи́нец (mizínec), with the -ец (-ec) ending changed for ־ניק (-nik). Semantically, likely inherited from Old East Slavic мѣзиньць (mězinĭcĭ, “youngest son”) as opposed to the modern meaning of мизи́нец (mizínec).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪˈzɪnɪk/

Noun

מיזיניק • (mizinik) m, plural מיזיניקעס (mizinikes), feminine מיזינקע (mizinke)

1. youngest son (or child of any gender) of the family

Derived terms

• מיזיניק־פֿינגער (mizinik-finger)