אומשטאַנדוואָרט

Yiddish

Etymology

אומשטאַנד (umshtand, “circumstance”) +‎ וואָרט (vort, “word”), possibly as a calque of German Umstandswort.

Noun

אומשטאַנדוואָרט • (umshtandvort) n, plural אומשטאַנדווערטער (umshtandverter)

1. (grammar) adverb

   Synonym: אַדווערב (adverb)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “אומשטאַנדוואָרט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].