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pejsy

//ˈpɛj.sɘ//
Polishnoun

Grammatical form

pejsy is the nominative plural; also the accusative plural; also the vocative plural form of pejs — “payot, payess, sidelock.

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Definitions of pejs noun · /ˈpɛjs/

Full entry for pejs
  1. 1.payot, payess, sidelock
  2. 2.kike, Yid (Jewish person)(derogatory)

Etymology of pejs

Borrowed from Yiddish פּאות (peyes, “sidelocks”), plural of פּאה (peye, “sidelock”), from Hebrew פֵּאָה (pe'á, “wig, sidelock, sideburn”).

Paradigm of pejs, with pejsy highlighted:

Nominative
Singular
pejs
Plural
pejsy, pejsowie
Genitive
Singular
pejsa, pejsu
Plural
pejsów
Dative
Singular
pejsowi
Plural
pejsom
Accusative
Singular
pejs, pejsa
Plural
pejsy, pejsów
Instrumental
Singular
pejsem
Plural
pejsami
Locative
Singular
pejsie
Plural
pejsach
Vocative
Singular
pejsie
Plural
pejsy, pejsowie

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