אומאָפּהענגיקײַט

Yiddish

Etymology

Analyzable as אומ־ (um-) +‎ אָפּהענגיקײַט (ophengikayt) or אומאָפּהענגיק (umophengik) +‎ ־קײַט (-kayt). Compare German Unabhängigkeit.

Noun

אומאָפּהענגיקײַט • (umophengikayt) f

  1. independence
    Synonym: זעלבשטענדיקייט (zelbshtendikeyt)

References
  • Alexander Harkavy (2006) “אומאָפּהענגיקײַט”, in Yiddish-English-Hebrew Dictionary, New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 26
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