־עוודיק

Yiddish

Etymology

Variant of ־דיק (-dik), formed by ־עוו (-ev) +‎ ־דיק (-dik). ־עוו (-ev) probably ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-ovъ. Compare Belarusian -авы (-avy), Polish -owy, Russian -овый (-ovyj), and Ukrainian -овий (-ovyj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əvdɪk/

Suffix

־עוודיק • (-evdik)

1. -ish; -y (forms adjectives from nouns or verbs)

   ‎חן (kheyn, “grace, charm”) + ‎־עוודיק (-evdik) → ‎חנעוודיק (kheynevdik, “graceful, charming”)

   ‎באַמערקן (bamerkn, “to notice”) + ‎־עוודיק (-evdik) → ‎באַמערקעוודיק (bamerkevdik, “noteworthy”)

2. -able

   Synonym: ־באַר (-bar)

   ‎ירשענען (yarshenen, “to inherit”) + ‎־עוודיק (-evdik) → ‎ירשעוודיק (yarshevdik, “inheritable”)

   ‎שמירן (shmirn, “to smear, spread”) + ‎־עוודיק (-evdik) → ‎שמירעוודיק (shmirevdik, “smearable, spreadable”)

Usage notes

• With bases of Hebrew origin, it occurs with monosyllabic stems or stems with final -e.

Derived terms

Yiddish terms suffixed with ־עוודיק

See also

• ־עווען (-even)

See also

• Uriel Weinreich (1977) “־עוודיק”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 512