rejwach
Polish
Etymology
From dialectal Yiddish רווח (reyvakh, reyvekh, “racket, din, tumult, hubbub”), from standard Yiddish רווח (revekh, “benefit, income, profit”), from Hebrew רֶוַח (rɛwaḥ, “derogation, mitigation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛj.vax/
- (Greater Poland):
- (Krajna) IPA(key): /ˈrɛj.vax/
- (Lesser Poland):
- (Lasovia) IPA(key): /ˈrɛj.vax/
- Rhymes: -ɛjvax
- Syllabification: rej‧wach
Noun
rejwach m inan
- (colloquial or dialectal, Krajna, Lasovia) brouhaha, donnybrook
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hałas
Declension
Declension of rejwach
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | rejwach |
| genitive | rejwachu |
| dative | rejwachowi |
| accusative | rejwach |
| instrumental | rejwachem |
| locative | rejwachu |
| vocative | rejwachu |
Further reading
- rejwach in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Karol Malczewski (2024) “rejwach”, in Słownik Gwary Krajeńskiej [A dictionary of the Krajna dialect]
- Oskar Kolberg (1865) “rejwach”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 264