User:Jöttur

This user is the creator of the Yiddish rhymes pages and is thus not trustworthy. Tread wearily.

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Etymology

From Icelandic Jóhannes, itself from Yiddish יוחנן (yoykhonon). Compare English John or German Hans. If you don’t compare them, I might cry.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈjɵ̞ht̪ʉ̞r̥]
Rhymes: -œhtʏr, -ʏr

IPA^(key): ˈjou̯ːhänːɛ̝s̺ (native Icelandic name)
Rhymes: -ouːhanːɛs, -anːɛs, -ɛs

IPA^(key): jɔ̝ɪ̯ˈχɔ̝nɔ̝n (native Yiddish name)
Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯χɔnɔn, -ɔnɔn, -ɔn

Proper noun

Jöttur m (proper noun, genitive singular Jattar)

An Icelandic Wiktionary user of Jewish ancestry from Reykjavík with an interest in Germanic languages who currently resides in Detroit.
Ef hann hætti bara að reyna að búa til yfirgripsmiklu færslurnar á Wikiorðabók gæti Jöttur líklega skrifað miklu fleiri greinarnar en hann skrifar núna.
[eɛ̯ːf änː ˌai̯ht̪ɪ ˈpäːr äː ˈrei̯ːn äː ˈpuːä ˌt̪ɪːɬ ˈɪːʋɪr̥ˌkɾɪps̺ˌmɪhkɬʉ̞ ˈfai̯r̥s̺t̪͡ɬʉ̞t̪n̥äɾ ɑu̯ː ˈʋɪːcʲɪˌɔ̝rð̠˕äˌpou̯ːk ˈcai̯ːt̪ɪ ˈjɵ̞ht̪ʉ̞ɾ̥ ˈliːklɛ̝ɣ˕ä ˈs̺kɾɪːʋäθ̠ ˈmɪhklʉ̞ ˈflei̯ːrɪ ˈkɾei̯ːnät̪n̥äɾ eɛ̯ːn änː ˈs̺kɾɪʋäɾ ˈnuːnä]
If he just stopped trying to create the most comprehensive articles on Wiktionary, Jöttur could probably write far more articles than he does now.

דורך זײַן איופֿציִונג אין אַ ליטוויש־ייִדישער משפּחה אין רייקיאַוויק האָט יוחנן לאָגישערווײַז געלערנט ייִוואָ־ייִדיש און גרונדאַרפֿיאָרדור־איסלענדיש. עס שטימט, ווען מע דענקט איבער אים.
[dʊ̝ʀχ zä̠ɪ̯n ˈɔ̝ɪ̯ft͡sɪʊ̝ŋk ɪn ɜ̟˔ ˈlɪdvɪʃ ˈjɪdɪʃɜ̟˔ mɪˈʃpʊ̝χɜ̟˔ ɪn ˈʀe̠˕ɪ̯kjä̠ˌvɪk hɔ̝t jɔ̝ɪ̯ˈχɔ̝nɔ̝n ˈɫɔ̝gɪʃɜ̟˔ʀˌvä̠ɪ̯s gɜ̟˔ˈɫɛ̠˔ʀnt ˈjɪvɔ̝ ˌjɪdɪʃ ʊ̝n ˈgʀʊ̝ndɜ̟˔ˌfjɔ̝ʀdɜ̟˔ ɪsˈɫɛ̠˔ndɪʃ. vɛ̠˔n mɜ̟˔ ˈdɛ̠˔ŋkt ɪbɜ̟˔ʀ ˌɪm.]
Because of his upbringing in a Lithuanian Yiddish family in Reykjavík, Yoykhonon logically learnt YIVO-Yiddish and Grundarfjörður-Icelandic. It makes sense, if you think about it.

Declension

Declension of Jöttur (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Jöttur
accusative	Jött
dative	Itti
genitive	Jattar

Derived phrases

Jöttur er ekki traustur (ˈjɵ̞ht̪ʉ̞ɾ eɛ̯ːɾ ˈɛ̝hkɪ ˈt̪ɾœy̯s̺t̪ʉ̞r̥, “Jöttur is not trustworthy”)
skoðanir Jóhannesar eru kjánalegar og ástæðulausar (ˈs̺koɔ̯ːð̠˕änɪr̥ ˈjou̯ːhänːɛ̝s̺äɾ ˈeɛ̯ːɾʉ̞ ˈcɑu̯ːnälɛ̝ɣ˕äɾ oɔ̯ː ˈʔɑu̯ˌs̺t̪ai̯ːð̠˕ʉ̞lœy̯s̺är̥, “Jóhannes’ opinions are silly and unfounded”)
יוחנן איז גורם דאָס רובֿ פּראָבלעמען אין וויקיווערטערבוך (jɔ̝ɪ̯ˈχɔ̝nɔ̝n ɪs ˈgɔ̝ɪ̯ʀɜ̟˔m dʊ̞s ˈʀɔ̝f pʀɔ̝bˈɫɛ̠˔mɜ̟˔n ɪn ˈvɪkɪˌvɛ̠˔ʀtɜ̟˔bʊ̞χ, “Yoykhonon causes most of the problems on Wiktionary”)