שוך

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German schuo, schuoch, from Old High German scuoh (“shoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *skōh. from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz, of unclear etymology; possibly a derivation from *skehaną (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to move quickly, jump”). Compare Bavarian Schuach.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ʃʊχ/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ʃiːχ/
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /ʃiχ/

Noun

שוך • (shukh) m, plural שיך (shikh), diminutive שיכל (shikhl)

1. shoe

Derived terms

• באַשוכן (bashukhn)
• שוכבענדל (shukhbendl)
• שוכבלעף (shukhblef)
• שוכוואַרג (shukhvarg)
• חליצה־שוך (khalitse-shukh)
• קלאַפּשוך (klapshukh)
• פּוענט־שוך (puent-shukh)
• שטעקשוך (shtekshukh)
• ספּאָרטשוך (sportshukh)
• שיכפּוסטער (shikhpuster)

Related terms

• שוסטער (shuster), שוסטערײַ (shusteray)
• שוּוואַקס (shuvaks)
• הענטשקע (hentshke)