עפּעס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German eddeshwaz (whence German etwas), from edde- + hwaz, with the eventual /-tw-/ assimilating to /-p-/. Compare Luxembourgish eppes, Alemannic German öppis and Pennsylvania German, Rhine Franconian, and Swabian ebbes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛpəs/

Pronoun

עפּעס • (epes)

1. something; anything

   Synonym: עטוואָס (etvos)

Adverb

עפּעס • (epes)

1. somewhat

Determiner

עפּעס • (epes)

1. some