שוך
Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German schuo, schuoch, from Old High German scuoh (“shoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *skōh. from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz, of unclear etymology; possibly a derivation from *skehaną (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to move quickly, jump”). Compare Bavarian Schuach.
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /ʃʊχ/
- (Poylish) IPA(key): /ʃiːχ/
- (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ʃiχ/
Noun
שוך • (shukh) m, plural שיך (shikh), diminutive שיכל (shikhl)
Derived terms
- באַשוכן (bashukhn)
- חליצה־שוך (khalitse-shukh)
- ספּאָרטשוך (sportshukh)
- פּוענט־שוך (puent-shukh)
- קלאַפּשוך (klapshukh)
- שוכבלעף (shukhblef)
- שוכבענדל (shukhbendl)
- שוכוואַרג (shukhvarg)
- שטעקשוך (shtekshukh)
- שיכפּוסטער (shikhpuster)