עטוואָס
Yiddish
editEtymology
editCognate to or derived from German etwas. Ultimately from Old High German eddeshwaz, from edde- + hwaz.
Pronoun
editעטוואָס • (etvos)
Adverb
editעטוואָס • (etvos)
Usage notes
edit- Despite being cognate to German etwas, the word is likely not actually Daytshmerish, but simply a relatively less common word meaning "something".
- The meaning of "something" is not attested in Astravux.
Derived terms
edit- כאָטש עטוואָס (khotsh etvos, “at least a little”)
- עטוואָסיק (etvosik, “insignificant, small”)
References
edit- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “etvos”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 268
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “עטװאָס” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].