מאָדנע

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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Unclear. Possibly borrowed from a Slavic word meaning "fashionable", ultimately from French mode; compare Polish modny, Russian модный (modnyj).

Pronunciation

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  • (YIVO, Northern Yiddish) IPA(key): /ˈmɔdnə/
  • (Southern Yiddish) IPA(key): /ˈmudnə/

Adjective

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מאָדנע (modne)

  1. strange, weird, odd
    Synonyms: (predicative) משונה (meshune), משונהדיק (meshunedik), טשודנע (tshudne)

Declension

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