נאָענטקייט

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• נאָנטקייט (nontkeyt)

Etymology

נאָענט (noent) +‎ ־קייט (-keyt). Possibly a calque of Slavic; compare Belarusian блі́зкасць (blízkascʹ), Russian бли́зость (blízostʹ), Ukrainian бли́зькість (blýzʹkistʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔəntkaɪ̯t/, /ˈnɔəntkeɪ̯t/

Noun

נאָענטקייט • (noentkeyt) f, plural נאָענטקייטן (noentkeytn)

1. vicinity, nearness, proximity

   Synonyms: נאָענטשאַפֿט (noentshaft), נאָענט (noent)

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “nóentkajt”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 574
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “נאָענטקײט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].