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־קייט. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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־קייט in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
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Yiddish
Etymology
A combination of the Middle High German forms of ־יק (-ik) and ־הייט (-heyt). Compare German -keit.
Unlike for ־הייט (-heyt), the Litvish pronunciation anomalously shifted to ־קײַט (-kayt).
Pronunciation
Suffix
־קייט • (-keyt)
- -ness; -ity; -hood; -ship
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