אויף
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Yiddish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- אַף (af)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic *upp.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
אויף • (oyf) (contracted dem-form אויפֿן (oyfn))
- on, upon
- in (a language)
- ווי אַזוי זאָגט מען „אוי“ אויף ענגליש?
- vi azoy zogt men „oy“ oyf english?
- So how do you say "oy" in English?
- at (an occasion)
- by (a unit; multiplication)
- for (a time or purpose)
Usage notes[edit]
Although some works will transliterate this word according to its pronunciation (for example, as af), YIVO recommends that it always be transliterated according to its spelling as oyf.
Derived terms[edit]
- אויג אויף אויג (oyg oyf oyg, “face to face, privately”)
Categories:
- Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German
- Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Old High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Yiddish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yiddish lemmas
- Yiddish prepositions
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