שדכן

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ד־ך (sh-d-k)

Noun

שַׁדְכָן • (shadkhán) m (feminine counterpart שַׁדְכָנִית)

1. A (male) matchmaker: one who introduces potential mates to each other, especially as a profession.
2. A stapler: a device for attaching papers together with a staple.

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שידך / שִׁדֵּךְ (shidékh, “to match”), suffixed in Yiddish with ־ן (-n), from Hebrew ־ָן (-án).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃadχn/, [ˈʃatχn̩]

Noun

שדכן • (shadkhn) m, plural שדכנים (shadkhonem)

1. matchmaker, marriage broker

Related terms

• שידוך (shidekh)
• שדכניש (shadkhonish)
• שדכנות (shadkhones)
• משדך זײַן (meshadekh zayn)
• שדכן זיך (shadkhn zikh)

Descendants

• → English: shadchen
• → German: Schadchen