זיד

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ziːd/, /zɪd/

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from German Süd, as זידן (zidn, “to boil; to agitate”) is etymologically unrelated and does not correspond to German Süden.

Noun

זיד • (zid) m (Daytshmerish)

1. the south

   Synonym: (regular term) דרום (dorem)

   Coordinate terms: נאָרד (nord), וועסט (vest), אָסט (ost)

Derived terms

• זיד־אַמעריקע (zid-amerike)
• זיד־אַפֿריקע (zid-afrike)
• זיד־האָלאַנד (zid-holand)
• זיד־ווינט (zid-vint)
• זיד־מענטש (zid-mentsh, “southerner”)

 

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “zid”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 891
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “זיד” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].

Etymology 2

Verb

זיד • (zid)

1. first-person singular present of זידן (zidn)
2. imperative singular of זידן (zidn)