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אוממעכטיק

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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אומ־ (um-) +‎ מעכטיק (mekhtik). Compare German unmächtig (unpowerful).

Adjective

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אוממעכטיק (ummekhtik)

  1. helpless, powerless, weak

Declension

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References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אוממעכטיק”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “אוממעכטיק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].