ווייטאָג

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German wētac (“ailment”, literally “woe day”). Compare obsolete German Wehtag (“sorrow”), Low German Koppweihdag (“headache”), Cimbrian béetag (“illness, sickness, disease”). By surface analysis, וויי‎ (vey) +‎ טאָג‎ (tog).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛɪ̯tɔɡ/

Noun

ווייטאָג • (veytog) m, plural ווייטאָגן‎ (veytogn)

  1. Alternative form of ווייטיק‎ (veytik)
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