טויב

Yiddish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German toup, from Old High German toub.

Pronunciation

Adjective

טויב • (toyb)

  1. deaf
Declension
Declension of טויב
predicative טויב
toyb
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative טויבער
toyber
טויב
toyb
טויבע
toybe
טויבס
toybs
טויבע
toybe
טויבע
toybe
accusative טויבן
toybn
dative טויבן
toybn
טויבער
toyber
Derived terms
  • טויבלעך (toyblekh)

Etymology 2

From Middle High German tūbe, from Old High German tūba, from Proto-West Germanic *dūbā. Cognate with German Taube, German Low German Duuv, Dutch duif, Afrikaans duif, West Frisian do, Saterland Frisian Dúve, English dove, Swedish duva, Danish due, Norwegian Bokmål due, Norwegian Nynorsk due.

Pronunciation

Noun

טויב • (toybf, plural טויבן (toybn), diminutive טײַבל (taybl)

  1. dove, pigeon

Further reading

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “טויב” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].