הײַנט
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German hīnaht, from Old High German hīnaht (“tonight”), contracted from hiu naht (“this night”).
Cognate with Bavarian heint (“today”) and obsolete German heint, heinacht (“tonight”).
Pronunciation edit
- (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /haɪ̯nt/
- (Poylish, Galitzish) IPA(key): /aːnt/
- (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ant/
Adverb edit
הײַנט • (haynt)
- today
- Isaac Bashevis Singer, The Magician of Lublin
- יאַשאַ מאַזור, אָדער דער קונצנמאַכער פֿון לובלין ווי מ’האָט אים גערופֿן אין אַנדערע שטעט, האָט זיך הײַנט אויפֿגעהויבן פֿרי.
- yasha mazur, oder der kuntsnmakher fun lublin vi m’hot im gerufn in andere shtet, hot zikh haynt oyfgehoybn fri.
- Yasha Mazur, or the Magician of Lublin as he was called in other cities, arose early today.
- Isaac Bashevis Singer, The Magician of Lublin