זיך
Yiddish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German sich, from Old High German sih. Cognate to German sich.
The generalization to all persons and numbers was most likely influenced by Slavic languages; compare Polish siebie, Russian себя (sebja), Ukrainian себе (sebe), Bulgarian себе (sebe).
Pronoun
editזיך • (zikh)
- Reflexive pronoun for all persons and numbers: itself, himself, herself, oneself, themselves, myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves.
- (Hungarian Yiddish, New York Chassidish) Reflexive pronoun for the third person only: itself, himself, herself, oneself, themselves.
Categories:
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Old High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Slavic languages
- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish pronouns