־סטווע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• ־צטווע (-tstve)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish -stwo, Belarusian -ства (-stva), Russian and Ukrainian -ство (-stvo), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo. Alternative form derives from the rebracketing when suffixed onto a word ending in -t, as seen in Belarusian -цтва (-ctva), Polish -ctwo, Ukrainian -цтво (-ctvo).

Suffix

־סטווע • (-stve) f or n

1. suffix appended to nouns or adjectives to create an abstract noun denoting a relation, social status, scientific discipline, quality or state: -hood, -ness, -ship, -ity

   ‎רב (reb, “rabbi”) + ‎־סטווע (-stve) → ‎רביסטווע (rebistve, “rabinate”)

Derived terms

Yiddish terms suffixed with ־סטווע

Yiddish terms suffixed with ־צטווע