דערוואַקסענער

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German Erwachsener.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dəʁˈvaksənəʁ/

Noun[edit]

דערוואַקסענער (dervaksenerm, plural דערוואַקסענע (dervaksene)

  1. adult, grown-up

Usage notes[edit]

This is one of the few nouns in Yiddish to inflect for case, becoming דערוואַקסענעם (dervaksenem) in the accusative/dative singular.