טײַער

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German tiure, from Old High German tiuri, from Proto-West Germanic *diurī, from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz. Compare German teuer.

Adjective

טײַער • (tayer)

1. dear

   איך האַלט טײַער די ייִדישע שפּראַך.

   ikh halt tayer di yidishe shprakh.

   I hold dear the Yiddish language.

2. expensive, valuable
3. adorable, swell

Declension

Declension of טײַער

predicative					טײַער tayer
case	masculine	neuter			feminine	plural
		indefinite	definite	post./nom.
nominative	טײַערער tayerer	טײַער tayer	טײַערע tayere	טײַערס tayers	טײַערע tayere	טײַערע tayere
accusative	טײַערן tayern
dative			טײַערן tayern		טײַערער tayerer

Derived terms

• טײַערינקע (tayerinke, “sweetie”)