זונטיק
Yiddish
Alternative forms
- זונטאָג (zuntog)
Etymology
From Middle High German sunne(n)tac, sun(n)tac, from Old High German sunnūntag, from late Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag (“day of the sun”), a calque of Latin diēs Sōlis. Equivalent to זון (zun) + טאָג (tog), whence the alternate form. For the reduction of ־טאָג (-tog) in compounds to ־טיק (-tik), compare ווייטיק (veytik). Cognate to German Sonntag, Dutch zondag, English Sunday, and so on.
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Northeastern, Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA(key): /ˈzʊntɪk/
- (Western Yiddish) IPA(key): /ˈsʊntɪk/
- (rare, Northeastern) IPA(key): /ˈʒʊntɪk/[1]
Noun
זונטיק • (zuntik) m, plural זונטיקן (zuntikn)
See also
- days of the week: די טעג פֿון דער וואָך (di teg fun der vokh) (appendix): זונטיק (zuntik) · מאָנטיק (montik) · דינסטיק (dinstik) · מיטוואָך (mitvokh) · דאָנערשטיק (donershtik) · פֿרײַטיק (fraytik) · שבת (shabes) [edit]
References
- ^ The Language and Culture Atlas of Ashkenazic Jewry: The Eastern Yiddish - Western Yiddish Continuum, Volume III, Niemeyer, 2010, p. 92-93