ווייטיק

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German wētac (“ailment”, literally “woe day”). Compare obsolete German Wehtag (“sorrow”), Low German Weihdag (“pain”), Cimbrian béetag (“illness, sickness, disease”). By surface analysis, וויי (vey) +‎ ־טיק (-tik).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛɪ̯tɪk/
  • Hyphenation: וויי‧טיק

Noun

ווייטיק • (veytik) m, plural ווייטיקן (veytikn)

  1. pain, suffering

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
  • האַרצווייטיק (hartsveytik, “heartache”)
  • ווייטיק־מיטל (veytik-mitl, “painkiller”)
  • קאָפּווייטיק (kopveytik, “headache”)
verbs
  • אויסווייטיקן (oysveytikn)
  • איבערווייטיקן (iberveytikn)
  • דורכווייטיקן (durkhveytikn)
  • ווייטיקן (veytikn)
  • צעווייטיקן (tseveytikn)

References

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