שוועריקייט

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

שווער (shver) +‎ ־יקייט (-ikeyt). Compare German Schwierigkeit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛrɪkaɪ̯t/

Noun

שוועריקייט • (shverikeyt) f, plural שוועריקייטן (shverikeytn)

  1. difficulty

Usage notes

  • There is a tendency to use שוועריקייט for 'difficulty' and שווערקייט for 'heaviness', although both words can be used for 'difficulty'. Schaechter's dictionary[1] lists שווערקייט under 'heaviness' and שוועריקייט under 'difficulty'.

References

  1. ^ Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “difficulty”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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