צוויק
Yiddish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sense 1 probably related to Slovak cvikla, Polish ćwikła and Russian свёкла (svjókla) (therefore ultimately from Ancient Greek σεῦκλον (seûklon)), although unclear reason for loss of ־לאַ (-la). Sense 2 uncertain.
Alternative forms edit
- (sense 1) טשוויק (tshvik)
Noun edit
צוויק • (tsvik) m, plural צוויקעס (tsvikes)
Etymology 2 edit
Sense 1 inherited from Middle High German zwic, and compare German Zwick. Sense 2 probably not related to 1.
Noun edit
צוויק • (tsvik) m, plural צוויקן (tsvikn)
Etymology 3 edit
Possibly related to 1.3.1.
Noun edit
צוויק • (tsvik) m
Derived terms edit
- האַלטן אין צוויק (haltn in tsvik, “to keep in check, restrain, control”)
References edit
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “צװיק”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “צװיק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].