שׂכלדיקייט

Yiddish

Etymology

שׂכלדיק (seykhldik, “reasonable; common sense”) +‎ ־קייט (-keyt)

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO) IPA(key): /ˈsɛɪ̯χl̩dɪkaɪ̯t/
  • (Northeastern) IPA(key): /ˈseɪ̯χl̩dɪkaɪ̯t/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ̯χl̩dɪkaɪ̯t/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈsɛɪ̯χl̩dɨkɛɪ̯t/

Noun

שׂכלדיקייט • (seykhldikayt) f

  1. prudence, wisdom
  2. reasonability, logicality

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “שׂכלדיקייט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Uriel Weinreich (1977) Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.