זיד
Yiddish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ziːd/, /zɪd/
Etymology 1
Probably borrowed from German Süd, as זידן (zidn, “to boil; to agitate”) is etymologically unrelated and does not correspond to German Süden.
Noun
זיד • (zid) m (Daytshmerish)
- the south
Derived terms
- זיד־אַמעריקע (zid-amerike)
- זיד־אַפֿריקע (zid-afrike)
- זיד־האָלאַנד (zid-holand)
- זיד־ווינט (zid-vint)
- זיד־מענטש (zid-mentsh, “southerner”)
References
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “zid”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 891
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “זיד” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
Etymology 2
Verb
זיד • (zid)