טײַער

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German tiure, from Old High German tiuri, from Proto-West Germanic *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz. Compare German teuer.

Adjective

טײַער • (tayer)

  1. dear
    איך האַלט טײַער די ייִדישע שפּראַך.
    ikh halt tayer di yidishe shprakh.
    I hold dear the Yiddish language.
  2. expensive, valuable
  3. adorable, swell

Declension

Declension of טײַער
predicative טײַער
tayer
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative טײַערער
tayerer
טײַער
tayer
טײַערע
tayere
טײַערס
tayers
טײַערע
tayere
טײַערע
tayere
accusative טײַערן
tayern
dative טײַערן
tayern
טײַערער
tayerer

Derived terms