גראַנדיעז
Yiddish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- גראַנדיאָז (grandyoz)
Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from French grandiose. Compare German grandios. The unexpected shift in the final vowel may be due to influence from other French-derived adjectives such as סקאַנדאַליעז (skandalyez).
Adjective
[edit]גראַנדיעז • (grandyez)
Declension
[edit]Declension of גראַנדיעז
| predicative | גראַנדיעז grandyez | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | post./nom. | ||||
| nominative | גראַנדיעזער grandyezer |
גראַנדיעז grandyez |
גראַנדיעזע grandyeze |
גראַנדיעזס grandyezs |
גראַנדיעזע grandyeze |
גראַנדיעזע grandyeze |
| accusative | גראַנדיעזן grandyezn | |||||
| dative | גראַנדיעזן grandyezn |
גראַנדיעזער grandyezer | ||||
References
[edit]- Justus van de Kamp et al., “גראַנדיעז” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “גראַנדיעז”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN