זיידע
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Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a Slavic language; compare Belarusian дзед (dzjed) and Polish dziad.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
זיידע • (zeyde) m, plural זיידעס (zeydes)
Usage notes[edit]
This is one of the few common nouns to inflect for case, becoming זיידן (zeydn) in the accusative/dative singular and זיידנס (zeydns) in the possessive singular.
Derived terms[edit]
- עלטער־זיידע (elter-zeyde)