דינג

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪŋɡ/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German ding, from Old High German thing, from Proto-West Germanic *þing. Compare German Ding, Low German ding, Dutch ding, English thing, Danish ting.

Noun

דינג • (ding) n, plural דינגען (dingen)

1. (rare in US) thing

   Synonym: זאַך (zakh)

Usage notes

• Outside of the manifestation אַלצדינג (altsding) and its variants, the term is almost unheard of in the United States - neither Weinreich (1968), the CYED (2013), nor the CEYD (2016) attest this term - and זאַך (zakh) is almost universally used in its place. European dictionaries on the other hand (see "References") attest דינג (ding).
• The term is not necessarily Daytshmerish, just less common.

Derived terms

• אַלדינג (alding), אַלצדינג (altsding)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “ding”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 240
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “דינג” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].

Etymology 2

Inflection of דינגען (dingen).

Verb

דינג • (ding)

1. first-person singular present of דינגען (dingen)
2. second-person singular imperative of דינגען (dingen)