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־קייט

־קייט

See also: ־קײַט and קייט

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Suffix

־קייט • ‎(-keyt)

  1. -ness; -ity; -hood; -ship

Synonyms

Descendants

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Etymology

A combination of the Middle High German [Term?] forms of ־יק ‎(-ik) and ־הייט ‎(-heyt). Compare German -keit.

Unlike for ־הייט ‎(-heyt), the Litvish pronunciation anomalously shifted to ־קײַט ‎(-kayt).

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Litvish, Poylish) IPA(key): /-kaɪt/
  • (Ukraynish) IPA(key): /-keɪt/

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