־עוודיק
Yiddish
Etymology
Variant of ־דיק (-dik), formed by ־עוו (-ev) + ־דיק (-dik). ־עוו (-ev) probably ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ.[1] Compare Belarusian -авы (-avy), Polish -owy, Russian -овый (-ovyj), and Ukrainian -овий (-ovyj).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əvdɪk/
Suffix
־עוודיק • (-evdik)
- -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”)
- -able
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
- ־עווען (-even)
See also
- Uriel Weinreich (1977) “־עוודיק”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 512