סײַדן

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • סײַדנס (saydns)

Etymology

Likely related to German es sei denn.

Pronunciation

  • (Northern Yiddish) IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ̯dn̩/
  • (Southern Yiddish) IPA(key): /ˈsaːdn̩/

Conjunction

סײַדן • (saydn)

  1. unless
    Synonyms: (dialectal) כיבע (khibe), אלא (ele)

Adverb

סײַדן • (saydn)

  1. (with נאָר (nor)) only, exclusively

References

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