chochem
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Yiddish חכם (khokhem), from Hebrew חָכָם (khakhám, “wise, smart”).
Noun
[edit]chochem (plural chochem or chochems)
- A wise and learned man, or (ironically) a know-it-all.
- 1968, Martin Marcus -, Yiddish for Yankees: Or, Funny, You Don't Look Gentile, page 9:
- In acknowledgment to the wise old bearded scholars who helped make this book possible . . . Jerry Barnbaum Morrie Korcngold Gert Korengold Raymond B. Young . . . and several minor chochems their feelings shouldn't be hurt but they didn't help that much.
- 2005, Gregg Keizer, The Longest Night, →ISBN, page 21:
- "Who the fuck you think you are, chochem, talking to Mr. Lansky like — " Lansky held up a hand to stop Mouse.
- 2015, Maureen Earl, Boat of Stone: A Novel, →ISBN:
- She is from California, flown halfway across the globe to gather a group of fifteen chochem together on this otherwise perfectly lovely Saturday morning.
German
[edit]Adjective
[edit]chochem (strong nominative masculine singular chochemer, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of chochem (uncomparable)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist chochem | sie ist chochem | es ist chochem | sie sind chochem | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | chochemer | chocheme | chochemes | chocheme |
genitive | chochemen | chochemer | chochemen | chochemer | |
dative | chochemem | chochemer | chochemem | chochemen | |
accusative | chochemen | chocheme | chochemes | chocheme | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der chocheme | die chocheme | das chocheme | die chochemen |
genitive | des chochemen | der chochemen | des chochemen | der chochemen | |
dative | dem chochemen | der chochemen | dem chochemen | den chochemen | |
accusative | den chochemen | die chocheme | das chocheme | die chochemen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein chochemer | eine chocheme | ein chochemes | (keine) chochemen |
genitive | eines chochemen | einer chochemen | eines chochemen | (keiner) chochemen | |
dative | einem chochemen | einer chochemen | einem chochemen | (keinen) chochemen | |
accusative | einen chochemen | eine chocheme | ein chochemes | (keine) chochemen |
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