אומנישט

Yiddish

Etymology

אומ־ (um-) +‎ נישט (nisht), literally “un-not”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊmˈnɪʃt/

Adverb

אומנישט • (umnisht)

  1. in vain, to no avail, for no reason
    אומזיסט און אומנישט ― umzist un umnisht ― for no reason, out of the blue (literally, “free of charge and in vain”)

References

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אומנישט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “אומנישט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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