חריפֿותדיק

Yiddish

Etymology

From חריפֿות (kh(a)rifes) +‎ ־דיק (-dik).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈχrɪfəsdɪk/, /χaˈrɪfəsdɪk/

Adjective

חריפֿותדיק • (kh(a)rifesdik)

  1. shrewd, sagacious, astute, brilliant
    Synonym: שאַרף (sharf)
  2. spicy, sharp, piquant, hot
    Synonyms: שאַרף (sharf), פּיקאַנט (pikant)
  3. (of a drink) strong, sharp

Declension

Declension of חריפֿותדיק
predicative חריפֿותדיק
kh(a)rifesdik
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative חריפֿותדיקער
kh(a)rifesdiker
חריפֿותדיק
kh(a)rifesdik
חריפֿותדיקע
kh(a)rifesdike
חריפֿותדיקס
kh(a)rifesdiks
חריפֿותדיקע
kh(a)rifesdike
חריפֿותדיקע
kh(a)rifesdike
accusative חריפֿותדיקן
kh(a)rifesdikn
dative חריפֿותדיקן
kh(a)rifesdikn
חריפֿותדיקער
kh(a)rifesdiker

Adverb

חריפֿותדיק • (kh(a)rifesdik)

  1. shrewdly, sagaciously, astutely, brilliantly
    Synonym: מיט חריפֿות (mit kh(a)rifes)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “חריפֿותדיק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Beinfeld, Solon; Bochner, Harry (2013), “חריפֿותדיק”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “sagacious”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN