וויקאָנט

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian вико́нт (vikónt), Belarusian and Ukrainian віко́нт (vikónt), from French vicomte.

Noun

וויקאָנט • (vikont) m, plural וויקאָנטן (vikontn)

  1. viscount
    Synonym: בורגגראַף (burggraf)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “װיקאָנט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “viscount”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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