זיד

Yiddish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ziːd/, /zɪd/

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from German Süd, as זידן (zidn, “to boil; to agitate”) is etymologically unrelated and does not correspond to German Süden.

Noun

זיד • (zid) m (Daytshmerish)

  1. the south
    Synonym: (regular term) דרום (dorem)
    Coordinate terms: נאָרד (nord), וועסט (vest), אָסט (ost)
Derived terms
  • זיד־אַמעריקע (zid-amerike)
  • זיד־אַפֿריקע (zid-afrike)
  • זיד־האָלאַנד (zid-holand)
  • זיד־ווינט (zid-vint)
  • זיד־מענטש (zid-mentsh, “southerner”)

References

  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “zid”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slównik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 891
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “זיד” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].

Etymology 2

Verb

זיד • (zid)

  1. first-person singular present of זידן (zidn)
  2. imperative singular of זידן (zidn)
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