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איידל

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German edel, adel, from Old High German adal, from Proto-West Germanic *aþal, Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. Compare German edel. Related to אַדל (adl, nobility, noun).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛɪ̯dɫ̩/, /eɪ̯dɫ̩/

Adjective

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איידל (eydl) (comparative איידעלער (eydeler), superlative איידלסט (eydlst))

  1. noble
    Synonyms: אַדלדיק (adldik), אויסגעאיידלט (oysgeeydlt), גרויסהאַרציק (groyshartsik), הויכהאַרציק (hoykhhartsik), נאָבל (nobl), אַצילותדיק (atsilesdik)
    Antonym: ניט־איידל (nit-eydl, coarse; inelegant)
    איידלהאַרציקeydlhartsikgenerous (literally, “noble-hearted”)
  2. elegant, chic
  3. refined, genteel
  4. courteous, polite, civilized
  5. delicate, brittle, fragile
  6. (of metals) precious

Declension

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Derived terms

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Adverb

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איידל (eydl)

  1. nobly
  2. elegantly
    איידל געפּאַטשקעטeydl gepatshket(humorous) picky, finicky (literally, “elegantly smeared”)
  3. refinedly
  4. courteously, politely
    איידל גערעדטeydl geredtto put it mildly (literally, “spoken politely”)

References

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  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “éjdeler”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 257
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “איידל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “אײדל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].