־מאָרד

Yiddish

Etymology

From מאָרד (mord, “murder”). Compare German -mord.

Suffix

־מאָרד • (-mord)

  1. -cide
    ‎קינדער (kinder, “children”) + ‎־מאָרד (-mord) → ‎קינדערמאָרד (kindermord, “infanticide”)
    ‎מוטער (muter, “mother”) + ‎־מאָרד (-mord) → ‎מוטערמאָרד (mutermord, “matricide”)

See also

  • (killer): ־מאָרדער (-morder)

References

  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) “-cide”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 53
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