אומנישט
Yiddish
editEtymology
editאומ־ (um-) + נישט (nisht), literally “un-not”.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editאומנישט • (umnisht)
- in vain, to no avail, for no reason
- אומזיסט און אומנישט ― umzist un umnisht ― for no reason, out of the blue (literally, “free of charge and in vain”)
References
edit- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “אומנישט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “אומנישט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].