־עניש

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Variant of ־ניש (-nish), often used with verbs ending in syllabic /n̩/. Compare German -nis and especially -niß.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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־עניש (-enishn or f

  1. Used to form verbal nouns or less commonly, adjectival nouns.
    Synonym: ־ערײַ (-eray)
    זאָגן (zogn, to say) + ‎־עניש (-enish) → ‎זאָגעניש (zogenish, speaking, tattering)
    פּוסט (pust, empty; idle) + ‎־עניש (-enish) → ‎פּוסטעניש (pustenish, wasteland)

Usage notes

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  • Word stress usually occurs on the syllable directly before the suffix.

Derived terms

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