טרעטן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German treten, from Old High German tretan, from Proto-West Germanic *tredan, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną. Compare German treten. Cognate with English tread.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtʁɛtn̩]

Verb

טרעטן • (tretn) (past participle געטראָטנ (getrotn))

  1. to step, to walk
    זײ וואָס גײען אױף אײַז זאָלן טרעטן לײַכט.
    zey vos geyen oyf ayz zoln tretn laykht.
    Those who walk upon ice should tread lightly.

Usage notes

Both האָבן and זײַן may be used as the auxiliary verb.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • אײַנטריט (ayntrit, admission)
  • אַרײַנטרעט (arayntret, admission, entry)
  • אַרײַנטרעטן (arayntretn, to step into, join, enter (an organization))
  • אַרויסטרעט (aroystret, a performance, public speaking appearance, stage appearance)
  • אַרויסטרעטונג (aroystretung, a revolt, upset, secession)
  • אַרויסטרעטן (aroystretn, to appear on stage, come out publicly; (with פֿון (fun)) to leave, to secede)
  • איבערטרעטן (ibertretn, to step over/cross)
  • אױפֿטרעטן (oyftretn, to appear on stage, to perform)
  • אױפֿטריט (oyftrit, a performance)
  • אָנטרעטן (ontretn, (with אויף (oyf)) to step on)
  • אָפּטראָט (optrot, a withdrawal, retreat, restroom, outhouse)
  • אָפּטראָט געלט (optrot gelt, a legal bribe, monetary incentive)
  • אָפּטרעטונג (optretung, a digression)
  • אָפּטרעטן (optretn, to defer, yield, cede, give way, step aside; (with פֿון (fun)) to digress from)
  • באַטרעטן (batretn, to tread, set foot on)
  • טרעטאַר (tretar), טראָטואַר (trotuar, a sidewalk)
  • טרעטאַרשוועל (tretarshvel, a curb)
  • טרעטברעט (tretbret, a running board)
  • טרעטל (tretl, a pedal)
  • טרעטלען (tretlen, a pedal, to pedal)
  • טרעטער (treter, a runner, doormat)
  • טרעטערס (treters, shoes)
  • טריט (trit), טראָט (trot), פֿוסטריט (fustrit, a footstep, pace)
  • פֿאַרױסטריט (faroystrit, an advance)
  • פֿאַרטרעטונג (fartretung, representation)
  • פֿאַרטרעטן (fartretn, to represent)
  • פֿאַרטרעטער (fartreter, a representative, deputy, substitute, proxy)
  • פֿאַרטרעטשטים (fartretshtim, a proxy vote)
  • צעטרעטן (tsetretn, to trample, crush under foot, stamp out)
  • צוטריט (tsutrit, an approach, access)
  • צוטריטלעך (tsutritlekh, approachable, accessible)
  • טריטװײַז (tritvayz, step-by-step, gradual)
  • צוטרעטן (tsutretn, to proceed to a task)
  • שטעל-פֿאַרטרעטער (shtel-fartreter, a spokesperson, agent, substitute)
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