פֿאַרטעך

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • פֿאַרטוך (fartukh)

Etymology

From Middle High German fortuoch. Cognate with Polish fartuch, Ukrainian фарту́х (fartúx), and Russian фа́ртук (fártuk). By surface analysis, פֿאַר (far, “before”) +‎ טוך (tukh, “cloth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfaʁtəχ/

Noun

פֿאַרטעך • (fartekh) m or n, plural פֿאַרטעכער (fartekher)

  1. apron
    • 1967, Chaim Grade, צמח אַטלאַס [Tsemakh Atlas], volume 1, page 154:
      „און אַז איך וועל בענקען, קענסטו זיך שטענדיק האַלטן אָן מיין פֿאַרטעך?“
      „un az ikh vel benken, kenstu zikh shtendik haltn on mayn fartekh?“
      “And if I will miss you, can you always hold onto my apron?”

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “פֿאַרטעך” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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