מערביק
Yiddish
editAlternative forms
edit- מירביק (mirbik)
Etymology
editPossibly Middle High German mürwe + ־יק (-ik). Probably cognate to German mürbe. If so, compare טערק (terk) for the ü => e shift. Compare also Danish mør, Swedish mör.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editמערביק • (merbik)
Declension
editDeclension of מערביק
Derived terms
edit- רײַז־מערבעלעך (rayz-merbelekh)
References
edit- Justus van de Kamp et al., “מערביק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “crispy”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN