־עכץ

Yiddish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əχt͡s/

Suffix

־עכץ • (-ekhts)

Forms a gerund

Usage notes

This suffix can form gerunds with particularly negative or inferior connotations.[1] For example

שרײַבעכץ (shraybekhts) can suggest writings produced in high volume and of generally poor quality.
זינגעכץ (zingekhts) suggests inferior singing.

However, words with this suffix are not exclusively pejorative. For example

טועכץ (tuekhts) just means doings or tasks.

Derived terms

Yiddish terms suffixed with ־עכץ

References

Weinreich, Max (2008) History of the Yiddish language, New Haven: Yale University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 27

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