דערוואַקסענער

Yiddish

Etymology

Compare German Erwachsener.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəʁˈvaksənəʁ/

Noun

דערוואַקסענער • (dervaksener) m, plural דערוואַקסענע (dervaksene)

1. adult, grown-up

Usage notes

This is one of the few nouns in Yiddish to inflect for case, becoming דערוואַקסענעם (dervaksenem) in the accusative/dative singular.