וועלט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German welt, werlt, a contraction of Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Compare German Welt. Cognate to English world, Dutch wereld, Swedish värld.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛɫt/

Noun

וועלט • (velt) f, plural וועלטן (veltn)

  1. world

Derived terms

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