ליטא

See also: ליטאָ and ליטאַ

Hebrew

Etymology

From Yiddish ליטע (lite), from Lithuanian Lietuvà (Lithuania) via a Slavic language. Cognate with multiple foreign names for Lithuania, (see Litva and Литва), but the reduction to "lita" is apparently specific to Yiddish.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

לִיטָא • (lítaf

  1. Lithuania (a country in northeastern Europe)

Derived terms

See also

countries in Europe: מְדִינוֹת באֵירוֹפָּה (m'dinót b'erópa) (appendix)edit

Yiddish

Proper noun

ליטא • (lito?

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of ליטאָ (lito).

Proper noun

ליטא • (lita?

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of ליטאַ (lita).