𝖪𝖭𝖳𝖱𝖮 :acat_bop: :vibing: · @KNTRO
1137 followers · 1545 posts · Server mas.to«my #Latin friends give me a change in my #English» https://bit.ly/latinfriends
A very interesting post from a #Chinese person! 😃
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Jewterpretor · @jewterpretor
414 followers · 581 posts · Server babka.social·Berke = Ber + ke
·Ber = bear (a #calque, i.e. direct loan translation, from the Hebrew name #Dov (= bear)
·ke = a Yiddish #diminutive suffix, mostly reserved for names, borrowed from Slavic languages
·(o)witz = #patronymic #suffix, the Germanized/Yiddishized version of Polish “wicz” and Russian “vich,” meaning “son of”
Berkowitz = Berke + ke + (o)witz [bear+ little + son of]
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#calque #dov #diminutive #patronymic #suffix