דורכויס

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German durch ūz. By surface analysis, דורך (durkh) +‎ אויס (oys). Compare English throughout, German durchaus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dʊrχˈɔɪ̯s/

Adverb

דורכויס • (durkhoys)

  1. thoroughly
  2. absolutely, completely
    Synonyms: אַבסאָלוט (absolut), לחלוטין (lakhlutn), לגמרי (legamre)
  3. throughout
    Synonym: די גאַנצע צײַט (di gantse tsayt)
  4. positively
    Synonyms: אַבסאָלוט (absolut), בפֿירוש (befeyresh), נישט אַנדערש (nisht andersh)
  5. decidedly
    Synonyms: בפֿירוש (befeyresh), אָן קײן שום ספֿק (on keyn shum sofek), אָן קײן שום פֿראַגע (on keyn shum frage)

References
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “דורכויס”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “absolutely”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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