מיטטיילונג

Yiddish

Etymology

From מיט־ (mit-, “with”) +‎ טיילונג (teylung, “division; distribution”). Possibly a calque of Russian сообще́ние (soobščénije), interpreted as со- (so-) + обще́ние (obščénije) rather than сообщи́ть (soobščítʹ) + -е́ние (-énije).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪt(t)eɪ̯ɫʊŋɡ/, /ˈmɪt(t)aɪ̯ɫʊŋɡ/

Noun

מיטטיילונג • (mitteylung) f, plural מיטטיילונגען (mitteylungen)

  1. message, communication, announcement

References

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “מיטטיילונג”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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