־שע
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Russian -ша (-ša).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]־שע • (-she)
- Forms female equivalents of nouns (usually occupations) denoting males.
- Synonym: ־ין (-in)
- ביבליאָטעקער (biblyoteker, “librarian”) + ־שע (-she) → ביבליאָטעקערשע (biblyotekershe, “female librarian”)
- Forms nouns denoting the wife of the male equivalent.
- פּראָפֿעסאָר (profesor, “professor”) + ־שע (-she) → פּראָפֿעסאָרשע (profesorshe, “the professor's wife”)