Yiddish

edit

Etymology

edit

From Middle High German richten, from Old High German rihten, from Proto-West Germanic *rihtijan. Cognate with German richten, English right.

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

ריכטן (rikhtn) (past participle געריכט (gerikht))

  1. to judge
  2. (imperfective) to direct, lead
  3. (imperfective) to observe, celebrate (ceremony)
  4. (with אויף (oyf), reflexive) to expect, anticipate
  5. (with אין קימפּעט (in kimpet), reflexive) to be expecting a baby
  6. (with צו (tsu), reflexive) to get ready to

Conjugation

edit

Derived terms

edit

References

edit
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “ריכטן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN