יאָדער

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • יאָדערע (yodere), יאָדרע (yodre), יאָנדרע (yondre), יאָנדערע (yondere)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish jądro, arriving at the current form through de-nasalization (see alternative forms).

Noun

יאָדער • (yoder) m or f, plural יאָדערן (yodern), feminine יאָדרע (yodre)

  1. (botany) seed, kernel
    דער יאָדער פֿונעם נוסder yoder funem nusthe kernel of the nut
  2. (cytology) nucleus (an organelle which contains genetic material)
    צעל יאָדערtsel yodercell nucleus
  3. (physics) nucleus (cluster of nucleons)

Derived terms

  • יאָדער־באָמבע (yoder-bombe, nuclear bomb)
  • יאָדערלאַנד (yoderland, mainland)
  • יאָדערדיק (yoderdik, nuclear; robust)
  • יאָדערלעך (yoderlekh, nuclear)
  • יאָדערלעכער מיסל (yoderlekher misl, nuclear missile)
  • יאָדער־געווער (yoder-gever, nuclear weapons)
  • יאָדער־עלעקטרײַ (yoder-elektray, nuclear power plant)
  • יאָדערוואַרג (yodervarg, nuclear material)

References

  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “joder”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 419
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “יאָדער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “nucleus”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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