־עכץ
Yiddish
Alternative forms
- ־עכטס (-ekhts), ־יכץ (-ikhts), ־יכטס (-ikhts), ־אַכץ (-akhts)
Etymology
Possibly related to German icht (“something”) [1] and therefore more distantly Dutch iets.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əχt͡s/
Suffix
־עכץ • (-ekhts)
- Forms a gerund
Usage notes
This suffix can form gerunds with particularly negative or inferior connotations.[2] For example
- שרײַבעכץ (shraybekhts) can suggest writings produced in high volume and of generally poor quality.
- זינגעכץ (zingekhts) suggests inferior singing.
However, words with this suffix are not exclusively pejorative. For example
Derived terms
Yiddish terms suffixed with ־עכץ
References
- ^ Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “-exc”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slównik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 268
- ^ Weinreich, Max (2008), History of the Yiddish Language, volume I, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 27