באָרטן

Yiddish

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly related to German Borte (“border”).

Noun

באָרטן • (bortn) m, plural באָרטנס (bortns)

  1. shore, coast
    Synonym: ברעג (breg)
Derived terms
  • באָרטן־ליניע (bortn-linye, “coastline”)
  • באָרטן־פּאָליציי (bortn-politsey, “coastguard”)
  • בײַבאָרטנדיק (baybortndik)
  • העלפֿאַנדביין־באָרטן (helfandbeyn-bortn, “Cote D'Ivoire”)
  • פֿונבאָרטנדיק (funbortndik)

References

  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “bortn”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 169
  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “באָרטן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “באָרטן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

באָרטן • (bortn)

  1. plural of באָרט (bort)
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