יאָגן

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn. Cognate with German, Dutch jagen, Danish jage, Swedish jaga.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Litvish) IPA(key): /ˈjɔɡŋ̩/
  • (Netherlandic) IPA(key): /ˈjaːɡŋ̩/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈjʊɡŋ̩/
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈjuɡŋ̩/

Verb

יאָגן • (yogn) (past participle געיאָגט (geyogt))

  1. chase, hunt, pursue
  2. (reflexive) to speed, hurry, race
    די קינדער יאָגן זיך אינעם פּאַרק אויף זייערע וועלאָסיפּעדן יעדער זאָנטיק נאָכמיטאָג.
    di kinder yogn zikh inem park oyf zeyere velosipedn yeder zontik nokhmitog.
    The children race on their bikes in the park every Sunday afternoon.
  3. (reflexive, of animals) to mate

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • איבעריאָגן (iberyogn, to overtake)
  • דעריאָגן (deryogn, to catch up to)
  • פֿאַריאָגן (faryogn, to pursue; to chase away)
  • נאָכיאָגער (nokhyoger, a pursuer)
  • יאַגד (yagd), יאָג (yog), געיעג (geyeg, hunting, a hunt, a chase, a pursuit)
  • יאַגד־הונט (yagd-hunt, a hunting dog)
  • יאָגער (yoger, chaser)
  • יאָגערײַ (yogeray)
  • יאָגעניש (yogenish, haste, rush)
  • יאָגוועג (yogveg, racetrack)
  • יעגער (yeger)
  • יעגעלעך (yegelekh), יאָגערלעך (yogerlekh, tag (game))

Noun

יאָגן • (yogn)

  1. plural of יאָג (yog)
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