ווײַט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German wīt, from Old High German wīt, from Proto-West Germanic *wīd, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz. Cognate with German weit and English wide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaɪ̯t/

Adjective

ווײַט • (vayt) (comparative ווײַטער (vayter))

1. far, distant

   דאָס איז ניט ווײַט פֿון די אַנדערע.

   dos iz nit vayt fun di andere.

   That's not far from the other ones.

Declension

Declension of ווײַט

predicative					ווײַט vayt
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	ווײַטער vayter	ווײַט vayt	ווײַטע vayte	ווײַטס vayts	ווײַטע vayte	ווײַטע vayte
accusative	ווײַטן vaytn
dative			ווײַטן vaytn		ווײַטער vayter

Antonyms

• נאָענט (noent)

Derived terms

• ווײַטקייט (vaytkeyt)