געדויערן

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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גע־ (ge-) +‎ דויערן (doyern), from Middle High German dūren, from Middle Low German dūren, from Old French durer, from Latin dūrō.

Pronunciation

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  • (YIVO, Northern Yiddish) IPA(key): /ɡəˈdɔɪ̯əʁn/
  • (Southern Yiddish) IPA(key): /ɡəˈdoʊ̯əʁn/

Verb

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געדויערן (gedoyern) (past participle געדויערט (gedoyert))

  1. to last, persist (for a period of time), take (a specified amount of time)
    עס האָט געדויערט חדשים.
    es hot gedoyert khadoshim.
    It lasted months.

Conjugation

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