ווײַט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German wīt, from Old High German wīt, from Proto-West Germanic *wīd, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz. Cognate with German weit and English wide.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaɪ̯t/

Adjective

ווײַט • (vayt) (comparative ווײַטער (vayter))

  1. far, distant
    דאָס איז ניט ווײַט פֿון די אַנדערע.
    dos iz nit vayt fun di andere.
    That's not far from the other ones.

Declension

Declension of ווײַט
predicative ווײַט
vayt
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative ווײַטער
vayter
ווײַט
vayt
ווײַטע
vayte
ווײַטס
vayts
ווײַטע
vayte
ווײַטע
vayte
accusative ווײַטן
vaytn
dative ווײַטן
vaytn
ווײַטער
vayter

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • ווײַטקייט (vaytkeyt)