ספּעציאַליסט

Yiddish

Etymology

From French spécialiste via contact languages such as German Spezialist, Polish specjalista, Russian специали́ст (specialíst) and Ukrainian спеціалі́ст (specialíst), although it is more likely to be from a Slavic language due to the initial S not being pronounced /ʃ/.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɛt͡sjaˈʎɪst/

Noun

ספּעציאַליסט • (spetsyalistm, plural ספּעציאַליסטן (spetsyalistn), feminine ספּעציאַליסטקע (spetsyalistke)

  1. specialist