דורכויס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German durch ūz. By surface analysis, דורך (durkh) +‎ אויס (oys). Compare English throughout, German durchaus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʊrχˈɔɪ̯s/

Adverb

דורכויס • (durkhoys)

1. thoroughly
2. absolutely, completely

   Synonyms: אַבסאָלוט (absolut), לחלוטין (lakhlutn), לגמרי (legamre)

3. throughout

   Synonym: די גאַנצע צײַט (di gantse tsayt)

4. positively

   Synonyms: אַבסאָלוט (absolut), בפֿירוש (befeyresh), נישט אַנדערש (nisht andersh)

5. decidedly

   Synonyms: בפֿירוש (befeyresh), אָן קײן שום ספֿק (on keyn shum sofek), אָן קײן שום פֿראַגע (on keyn shum frage)

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “דורכויס”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “absolutely”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN