achenebbisj

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • aggenebbisj, ochenebbish, oggenebbisj

Etymology

From ach +‎ -e- +‎ nebbisj, from Yiddish נעביש (nebish), from נעבעך (nebekh, “poor, unfortunate”), from a Slavic language. Compare English nebbish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑ.xəˈnɛ.bəʃ/
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  • Hyphenation: ache‧neb‧bisj

Interjection

achenebbisj

  1. (Amsterdam, Jewish) Oy vey!

Adjective

achenebbisj (not comparable)

  1. (Amsterdam, Jewish) unfortunate

Declension

Declension of achenebbisj
uninflected achenebbisj
inflected achenebbisj
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial achenebbisj
indefinite m./f. sing. achenebbisj
n. sing. achenebbisj
plural achenebbisj
definite achenebbisj
partitive achenebbisj

Noun

achenebbisj c (uncountable)

  1. (Amsterdam, informal) someone or something that causes pity
  2. (Amsterdam, informal) something no longer worth seeing
    Het Rembrandtplein is achenebbisj geworden.
    The Rembrandtplein has gone to the dogs.
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