קרעפֿטיק

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German kreftic, kreftec, from Old High German kreftīg, from Proto-West Germanic *kraftīg, from Proto-Germanic *kraftugaz, equivalent to קראַפֿט (kraft) +‎ ־יק (-ik) with umlaut. Compare German kräftig, English crafty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɛftɪk/
  • Hyphenation: קרעפֿ‧טיק

Adjective

קרעפֿטיק • (kreftik)

  1. strong, vigorous, energetic

Declension

Declension of קרעפֿטיק
predicative קרעפֿטיק
kreftik
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative קרעפֿטיקער
kreftiker
קרעפֿטיק
kreftik
קרעפֿטיקע
kreftike
קרעפֿטיקס
kreftiks
קרעפֿטיקע
kreftike
קרעפֿטיקע
kreftike
accusative קרעפֿטיקן
kreftikn
dative קרעפֿטיקן
kreftikn
קרעפֿטיקער
kreftiker
  • קרעפֿטיקייט (kreftikeyt)

Adverb

קרעפֿטיק • (kreftik)

  1. strongly, vigorously, energetically

References

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