ליאַדע

See also: ליאָדע

Yiddish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Polish lada, as well as dialectal Russian ля́да (ljáda, “really, perhaps, unless”) and dialectal Ukrainian лядац (ljadac, “anything, whatever”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lěda.

Adjective

ליאַדע • (lyade)

1. any, no matter what/who/etc.

Usage notes

• The adjective is invariable.

Derived terms

• אַ ליאַדע טאָג (a lyade tog, “any day”)
• אַ ליאַדע מינוט (a lyade minut, “any minute now”)
• ליאַדע ווער (lyade ver), אַ ליאַדע ווער (a lyade ver, “anyone; anybody at all”)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “ליאַדע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “ליאַדע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “anyone”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN