pejs

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Yiddish פּאות (peyes, “sidelocks”), plural of פּאה (peye, “sidelock”), from Hebrew פֵּאָה (pe'á, “wig, sidelock, sideburn”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pɛjs/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛjs
  • Syllabification: pejs

Noun[edit]

pejs m inan (diminutive pejsik)

  1. (Judaism) payot, payess, sidelock

Declension[edit]

Declension of pejs
singular plural
nominative pejs pejsy
genitive pejsa/pejsu pejsów
dative pejsowi pejsom
accusative pejs pejsy
instrumental pejsem pejsami
locative pejsie pejsach
vocative pejsie pejsy

Derived terms[edit]

adjectives

Further reading[edit]

  • pejs in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pejs in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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