־עוודיק

Yiddish

Etymology

Variant of ־דיק (-dik), formed by ־עוו (-ev) +‎ ־דיק (-dik). ־עוו (-ev) probably ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.[1] Compare Polish -owy, Russian -овый (-ovyj), and Ukrainian -овий (-ovyj).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əvdɪk/

Suffix

־עוודיק • (-evdik)

  1. -ish; -y (forms adjectives from nouns or verbs)
    ‎חן (kheyn, “grace, charm”) + ‎־עוודיק (-evdik) → ‎חנעוודיק (kheynevdik, “graceful, charming”)
    ‎באַמערקן (bamerkn, “to notice”) + ‎־עוודיק (-evdik) → ‎באַמערקעוודיק (bamerkevdik, “noteworthy”)
  2. -able
    Synonym: ־באַר (-bar)
    ‎ירשענען (yarshenen, “to inherit”) + ‎־עוודיק (-evdik) → ‎ירשעוודיק (yarshevdik, “inheritable”)
    ‎שמירן (shmirn, “to smear, spread”) + ‎־עוודיק (-evdik) → ‎שמירעוודיק (shmirevdik, “smearable, spreadable”)

Usage notes
  • With bases of Hebrew origin, it occurs with monosyllabic stems or stems with final -e.

Derived terms
Yiddish terms suffixed with ־עוודיק

See also

See also
  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “־עוודיק”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 512

References
    • Bunis, David M. (2020 December 1) “Adjectives of Hebrew and Aramaic Origin in Judezmo and Yiddish”, in Journal of Jewish Languages, volume 8, numbers -1-2, Brill, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 200, 221
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