־אַטש

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Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *-ačь, via Polish -acz, Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian -а́ч (-áč).

Pronunciation

Suffix

־אַטש (-atsh)

  1. (productive) Forms (sometimes derogatory) agent nouns from different words.
    יונג (yung, young) + ‎־אַטש (-atsh) → ‎יונגאַטש (yungatsh, rascal)
    פֿערד (ferd, horse) + ‎־אַטש (-atsh) → ‎פֿערדאַטש (ferdatsh, (pejorative) horse, fool)
    דראָנג (drong, a beam) + ‎־אַטש (-atsh) → ‎דראָנגאַטש (drongatsh, (humorous) tall person)

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