אוקראַיִנישער

Yiddish

Etymology 1

Adjective

אוקראַיִנישער • (ukrainisher)

1. inflection of אוקראַיִניש (ukrainish):
   1. nominative masculine singular
   2. dative feminine singular

Etymology 2

Clipping of אוקראַיִנישער ייִד (ukrainisher yid), with the feminine אוקראַיִנישע (ukrainishe) formed by back-formation.

Noun

אוקראַיִנישער • (ukrainisher) m, plural אוקראַיִנישע (ukrainishe), feminine אוקראַיִנישע (ukrainishe)

1. Ukrainian Jew

Usage notes

• Yiddish rigorously distinguishes between Jews and non-Jews in national terminology. A Ukrainian non-Jew is not an ukrainisher, but rather an אוקראַיִנער (ukrainer).
• This noun declines in much the same way as the adjective אוקראַיִניש (ukrainish), but without the separate predicate form. For example, the dative and accusative singular are אוקראַיִנישן (ukrainishn).