־שע

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian -ша (-ša).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃə/

Suffix

־שע • (-she)

  1. Forms female equivalents of nouns (usually occupations) denoting males.
    Synonym: ־ין (-in)
    ביבליאָטעקער (biblyoteker, librarian) + ‎־שע (-she) → ‎ביבליאָטעקערשע (biblyotekershe, female librarian)
  2. Forms nouns denoting the wife of the male equivalent.
    פּראָפֿעסאָר (profesor, professor) + ‎־שע (-she) → ‎פּראָפֿעסאָרשע (profesorshe, the professor's wife)

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