כראָניק

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• קראָניקע (kronike)

Etymology

Seemingly a blend of West Germanic -k-final forms (compare Dutch kroniek, German Chronik) and East Slavic хр- (xr-)-initial forms (compare Belarusian and Ukrainian хро́ніка (xrónika), Russian хро́ника (xrónika) but Polish kronika). Ultimately from Latin chronica, from Ancient Greek χρονικός (khronikós, “of or concerning time”), from χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχrɔnɪk/

Noun

כראָניק • (khronik) f, plural כראָניקעס (khronikes)

1. chronicle

Derived terms

• בעל־כראָניק (bal-khronik, “chronicler”)
• גרויל־כראָניק (groyl-khronik, “horror chronicle”)

 

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “כראָניק”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “כראָניק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].