גוטהאַרציק

Yiddish

Etymology

By surface analysis, גוט (gut) +‎ האַרץ (harts) +‎ ־יק (-ik). Compare German gutherzig, Dutch goedhartig, and more distantly Czech dobrosrdečný, Russian добросерде́чный (dobroserdéčnyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʊt.har.t͡sɪk/
  • Hyphenation: גוט‧האַר‧ציק

Adjective

גוטהאַרציק • (guthartsik)

  1. kindhearted, benevolent, goodhearted

Declension

Declension of גוטהאַרציק
predicative גוטהאַרציק
guthartsik
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative גוטהאַרציקער
guthartsiker
גוטהאַרציק
guthartsik
גוטהאַרציקע
guthartsike
גוטהאַרציקס
guthartsiks
גוטהאַרציקע
guthartsike
גוטהאַרציקע
guthartsike
accusative גוטהאַרציקן
guthartsikn
dative גוטהאַרציקן
guthartsikn
גוטהאַרציקער
guthartsiker

Adverb

גוטהאַרציק • (guthartsik)

  1. kindheartedly, benevolently

References

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