שטומעניש

Yiddish

Etymology

שטומען (shtumen, “to be silent”) +‎ ־ניש (-nish)

Noun

שטומעניש • (shtumenish) f or n, plural שטומענישן (shtumenishn)

  1. quiet, silence, quietness, stillness
    • 1967, Chaim Grade, צמח אַטלאַס [Tsemakh Atlas], volume 1, page 165:
      ס׳האָט אויף אים געווייט אַן אומהיימלעך שטומעניש ווי ביים אריינגאַנג פון אַ טהרה־שטיבל.
      s'hot oyf im geveyt an umheymlekh shtumenish vi baym arayngang fun a tare-shtibl.
      He was pained by an uncanny quiet, like at the entrance to a morgue.

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “שטומעניש” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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