ווייטאָג

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German wētac (“ailment”, literally “woe day”). Compare obsolete German Wehtag (“sorrow”), Low German Koppweihdag (“headache”), Cimbrian béetag (“illness, sickness, disease”). By surface analysis, וויי (vey) +‎ טאָג (tog).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɪ̯tɔɡ/

Noun edit

ווייטאָג • (veytog) m, plural ווייטאָגן (veytogn)

Alternative form of ווייטיק (veytik)

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