פּאָטעפֿאַלנאָסט

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• פּאַטאַפֿאַלנאָסט (patafalnost), פּאָטעפֿאַלנעסט (potefalnest)

Etymology

Uncertain. The suffix ־אָסט (-ost) suggests Slavic origin (compare Polish -ość, Russian -ость (-ostʹ)), however /f/ is not native to Slavic. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔtəˈfaʎnɔst/

Noun

פּאָטעפֿאַלנאָסט • (potefalnost) n

1. boldness, cheek, nerve, audacity, insolence

   Synonyms: חוצפּה (khutspe), העזה (hoze), עזות (azes)

2. strange idea

Related terms

• פּאָטעפֿאַלנע (potefalne)

References

• Stutchkoff, Nahum (1950), “פּאָטעפֿאַלנאָסט” in Der oytser fun der Yidisher shprakh, New York: Yidisher Visenshaftlekher Institut, page 667
• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “potefalnost”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 679
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּאָטעפֿאַלנאָסט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פּאָטעפֿאַלנאָסט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “audacity (insolence)”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN