מערביק

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• מירביק (mirbik)

Etymology

Possibly Middle High German mürwe +‎ ־יק (-ik). Probably cognate to German mürbe. If so, compare טערק (terk) for the ü => e shift. Compare also Danish mør, Swedish mör.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛrbɪk/

Adjective

מערביק • (merbik)

1. brittle, delicate
2. crispy, crunchy
3. crumbly
4. (of meat) tender

Declension

Declension of מערביק

predicative					מערביק merbik
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	מערביקער merbiker	מערביק merbik	מערביקע merbike	מערביקס merbiks	מערביקע merbike	מערביקע merbike
accusative	מערביקן merbikn
dative			מערביקן merbikn		מערביקער merbiker

Derived terms

• רײַז־מערבעלעך (rayz-merbelekh)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “מערביק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “crispy”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN