נאָענטקייט

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • נאָנטקייט (nontkeyt)

Etymology

נאָענט (noent) +‎ ־קייט (-keyt). Possibly a calque of Slavic; compare Belarusian блі́зкасць (blízkascʹ), Russian бли́зость (blízostʹ), Ukrainian бли́зькість (blýzʹkistʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔəntkaɪ̯t/, /ˈnɔəntkeɪ̯t/

Noun

נאָענטקייט • (noentkeyt) f, plural נאָענטקייטן (noentkeytn)

  1. vicinity, nearness, proximity
    Synonyms: נאָענטשאַפֿט (noentshaft), נאָענט (noent)

References

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