ביסל
Yiddish
Etymology
ביס (bis, “bite”) + ־ל (-l); cognate with Southern German bissel and Pennsylvania German Bissel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪsɫ̩/
Noun
ביסל • (bisl) m, plural ביסלעך (bislekh)
Derived terms
adverbs
- ביסלעכווײַז (bislekhvayz, “gradually, bit by bit, little by little, piecemeal”)
Related terms
adverbs
- ביסעלע (bisele, “a tiny bit”)
nouns
- ביסינקע (bisinke)
Descendants
- → English: bissel
Adverb
ביסל • (bisl)
- a bit, a little, a little bit
- Synonym: ביסלעך (bislekh)
References
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “bisl”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slównik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 159
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “ביסל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].