רגילות

Yiddish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Hebrew רגיל (ragíl, “usual, norm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rəˈɡɪləs/

Noun

רגילות • (regiles) f or n, plural רגילותן (regilesn)

1. habit, routine

   Synonyms: געוווינהייט (gevoynheyt), געוווינשאַפֿט (gevoynshaft), פֿיר (fir), זיטן (zitn), מינהג (mineg), ניטן (nitn)

   מחמת רגילות ― makhmes regiles ― out of habit, habitually

Usage notes

• The noun is recorded as only grammatically neuter in the CYED.

Derived terms

• אומרגילות (umregiles, “inexperience”)
• רגילותדיק (regilesdik, “usual, ordinary, familiar”)

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “רגילות”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “רגילות” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].