עטוואָס

Yiddish

Etymology

Cognate to or derived from German etwas. Ultimately from Old High German eddeshwaz, from edde- +‎ hwaz.

Pronoun

עטוואָס • (etvos)

1. something

   Synonym: עפּעס (epes)

Adverb

עטוואָס • (etvos)

1. a little

Usage notes

• Despite being cognate to German etwas, the word is likely not actually Daytshmerish, but simply a relatively less common word meaning "something".
• The meaning of "something" is not attested in Astravux.

Derived terms

• כאָטש עטוואָס (khotsh etvos, “at least a little”)
• עטוואָסיק (etvosik, “insignificant, small”)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “etvos”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 268
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “עטװאָס” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].