יאָדער

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • יאָדערע (yodere), יאָדרע (yodre), יאָנדרע (yondre), יאָנדערע (yondere)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish jądro, arriving at the current form through de-nasalization (see alternative forms).

Noun

יאָדער • (yoder) m or f, plural יאָדערן (yodern), feminine יאָדרע (yodre)

  1. (botany) seed, kernel
    דער יאָדער פֿונעם נוס ― der yoder funem nus ― the kernel of the nut
  2. (cytology) nucleus (an organelle which contains genetic material)
    צעל יאָדער ― tsel yoder ― cell nucleus
  3. (physics) nucleus (cluster of nucleons)

Derived terms

  • יאָדער־באָמבע (yoder-bombe, “nuclear bomb”)
  • יאָדער־געווער (yoder-gever, “nuclear weapons”)
  • יאָדער־עלעקטרײַ (yoder-elektray, “nuclear power plant”)
  • יאָדערדיק (yoderdik, “nuclear; robust”)
  • יאָדערוואַרג (yodervarg, “nuclear material”)
  • יאָדערלאַנד (yoderland, “mainland”)
  • יאָדערלעך (yoderlekh, “nuclear”)
  • יאָדערלעכער מיסל (yoderlekher misl, “nuclear missile”)

References

  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “joder”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 419
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “יאָדער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “nucleus”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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