מאַדיירע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Portuguese Madeira, from madeira (“wood”). Compare German Madeira. A very distant doublet of מוטער (muter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈdɛɪ̯rə/

Proper noun

מאַדיירע • (madeyre) f

  1. Madeira (an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal)
  2. Madeira (the largest island in the Madeira Archipelago; in full, Madeira Island)

Noun

מאַדיירע • (madeyre) f

  1. madeira (wine)
    Synonym: מאַדיירע־⁠ווײַן (madeyre-⁠vayn)
    Coordinate terms: מאַרסאַלאַ (marsala), פּאָרטווײַן (portvayn), שערי (sheri)

References

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