קנאָבל
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
Shortened from an earlier form קנאָבליך (knoblikh) (which was preserved in Western Yiddish), possibly because the ending was interpreted as the diminutive plural ending ־לעך (-lekh); the same shortening happened in some other Germanic languages (compare e.g. Swabian Knobl vs standard German Knoblauch, which see for more).[1] Ultimately from Middle High German knobelouch.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
קנאָבל • (knobl) m, plural קנאָבלען (knoblen), feminine קנאָבלקע (knoblke), diminutive קנעבל (knebl)
Derived terms edit
- פֿאַרקנאָבלען (farknoblen)
- קנאָבלברויט (knoblbroyt)
References edit
- ^ Alexander Beider, Origins of Yiddish Dialects (2015)