־עוודיק
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variant of ־דיק (-dik), formed by ־עוו (-ev) + ־דיק (-dik). ־עוו (-ev) probably ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.[1] Compare Polish -owy, Russian -овый (-ovyj), and Ukrainian -овий (-ovyj).
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
־עוודיק • (-evdik)
- -ish; -y (forms adjectives from nouns or verbs)
- חן (kheyn, “grace, charm”) + ־עוודיק (-evdik) → חנעוודיק (kheynevdik, “graceful, charming”)
- באַמערקן (bamerkn, “to notice”) + ־עוודיק (-evdik) → באַמערקעוודיק (bamerkevdik, “noteworthy”)
- -able
- Synonym: ־באַר (-bar)
- ירשענען (yarshenen, “to inherit”) + ־עוודיק (-evdik) → ירשעוודיק (yarshevdik, “inheritable”)
- שמירן (shmirn, “to smear, spread”) + ־עוודיק (-evdik) → שמירעוודיק (shmirevdik, “smearable, spreadable”)
Usage notes[edit]
- With bases of Hebrew origin, it occurs with monosyllabic stems or stems with final -e.
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- ־עווען (-even)
See also[edit]
- Uriel Weinreich (1977) “־עוודיק”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 512