Yiddish

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Etymology

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אומ־ (um-) +‎ באַווײַבט (bavaybt), past participle of באַווײַבן (bavaybn, to marry), itself from באַ־ (ba-) + ווײַב (vayb, wife) + ־ן (-n). Compare German beweiben, unbeweibt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʊmbaˌvaɪ̯bt/, /ˈʊmbaˌvaɪ̯pt/

Adjective

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אומבאַווײַבט (umbavaybt)

  1. unmarried, single (as pertains to men)
    Antonym: באַווײַבט (bavaybt)

Declension

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References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אומבאַווײַבט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN