פּאַרטאַטש

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish partacz and Belarusian парта́ч (partáč). By surface analysis, Old Polish partać +‎ ־אַטש (-atsh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /parˈtat͡ʃ/

Noun

פּאַרטאַטש • (partatsh) m, plural פּאַרטאַטשעס (partatshes) or פּאַרטאַטשן (partatshn), feminine פּאַרטאַטשקע (partatshke)

  1. (derogatory) botcher, bungler, klutz

Derived terms

  • פּאַרטאַטשיש (partatshish, “shoddy, clumsy, carelessly done, slovenly, neglected”)
  • פּאַרטאַטשנע (partatshne, “clumsy, sloppy, poorly made/executed”)
  • פּאַרטאַטשעווען (partatsheven, “to clumsy, to mess around, to fiddle, to do a fiddly job, to bumble, to stumble”)

Descendants

  • → Hebrew: פרטץ׳ (partách), פרטאץ׳

References

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