קעז

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German kæse, from Old High German chāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, from Latin cāseus. Cognate with German Käse, Dutch kaas, English cheese.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /kɛz/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /keːz/, /keɪ̯z/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /kɛɪ̯z/, /kiz/

Noun

קעז • (kez) m, plural קעזן (kezn), diminutive קעזל (kezl)

  1. cheese

Derived terms

References

  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “kez”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 442
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “קעז” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “cheese”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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