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Yiddish
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Hebrew רגיל (ragíl, “usual, norm”).
Pronunciation
Noun
רגילות • (regiles) f or n, plural רגילותן (regilesn)
- habit, routine
- Synonyms: געוווינהייט (gevoynheyt), געוווינשאַפֿט (gevoynshaft), פֿיר (fir), זיטן (zitn), מינהג (mineg), ניטן (nitn)
- מחמת רגילות ― makhmes regiles ― out of habit, habitually
Usage notes
- The noun is recorded as only grammatically neuter in the CYED.
Derived terms
References
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “רגילות”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “רגילות” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .