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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)
- any, no matter what/who/etc.
Usage notes
- The adjective is invariable.
Derived terms
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “ליאַדע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- 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