כדאי

See also: כּדאַי and כֿדאי

Hebrew

Alternative forms

Etymology

From כְּ־ (k'-) +‎ דַּי (dai). The first sense is attested since Talmudic times; the second, since Modern times.

Pronunciation

Adjective

כְּדַאי • (k'dáy) (feminine כְּדָאִית, masculine plural כְּדָאִים, feminine plural כְּדָאִיּוֹת)

  1. fitting, suitable
  2. convenient, desirable, worthwhile (impersonal)

Derived terms

  • כְּדָאִיּוּת (k'dayút, “worthiness, worthwhileness”)

Descendants

  • → Yiddish: כּדאַי (keday)

References

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