הויך

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German hōch, from Old High German hōh, from Proto-West Germanic *hauh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz.

Pronunciation
  • (YIVO, Poylish) IPA(key): /hɔɪ̯χ/, /ˈhɔɪ̯əχ/
  • (Litvish) IPA(key): [heɪ̯χ]

Adjective

הויך • (hoykh) (comparative העכער‎ (hekher), superlative העכסט‎ (hekhst))

  1. high, elevated
  2. tall (of a person)
  3. loud

Declension
Declension of הויך
predicative הויך
hoykh
case masculine neuter feminine plural
indefinite definite post./nom.
nominative הויכער‎
hoykher		 הויך
hoykh		 הויכע‎
hoykhe		 הויכס‎
hoykhs		 הויכע‎
hoykhe		 הויכע‎
hoykhe
accusative הויכן‎
hoykhn
dative הויכן‎
hoykhn		 הויכער‎
hoykher

Derived terms
  • הויכלאַנד‎ (hoykhland)
  • הויכעניש‎ (hoykhenish)
  • הויכפּונקט‎ (hoykhpunkt)
  • הויכקייט‎ (hoykhkeyt)
  • הויכרעליעף‎ (hoykhrelyef)
  • הויכשאַצונג‎ (hoykhshatsung)
  • פֿאַרהויכן‎ (farhoykhn)
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