סנדק

Hebrew

Etymology

Probably derived from Ancient Greek σύντεκνος (súnteknos).

Noun

⁧סַנְדָּק⁩ • (sandák) m (plural indefinite ⁧סַנְדָּקִים⁩, singular construct ⁧סַנְדַּק־⁩, plural construct ⁧סַנְדְּקֵי־⁩)

  1. (Judaism) a sandek, the person who holds the baby boy at a brit milah ceremony
  2. a godparent

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Rabbinical Hebrew ⁧סַנְדָּק⁩ m (sandāq), probably derived from Ancient Greek σύντεκνος (súnteknos).

Noun

⁧סנדק⁩ • (sandek) m

  1. (Judaism) a sandek, the person who holds the baby boy at a brit milah
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