־עכץ
Yiddish
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Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit־עכץ • (-ekhts)
- Forms a gerund
Usage notes
editThis suffix can form gerunds with particularly negative or inferior connotations.[1] For example
- שרײַבעכץ (shraybekhts) can suggest writings produced in high volume and of generally poor quality.
- זינגעכץ (zingekhts) suggests inferior singing.
However, words with this suffix are not exclusively pejorative. For example