מערביק

Yiddish

Alternative forms
  • מירביק (mirbik)

Etymology

Possibly Middle High German mürwe +‎ ־יק (-ik). Probably cognate to German mürbe. If so, compare טערק (terk) for the ü => e shift. Compare also Danish mør, Swedish mör.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛrbɪk/

Adjective

מערביק • (merbik)

  1. brittle, delicate
  2. crispy, crunchy
  3. crumbly
  4. (of meat) tender

Declension
Declension of מערביק
predicative מערביק
merbik
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative מערביקער
merbiker		 מערביק
merbik		 מערביקע
merbike		 מערביקס
merbiks		 מערביקע
merbike		 מערביקע
merbike
accusative מערביקן
merbikn
dative מערביקן
merbikn		 מערביקער
merbiker

Derived terms

References
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “מערביק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “crispy”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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