פּויערטע

Yiddish

Etymology

From Yiddish פּויער (peasant) and ־טע (noun suffix)

Pronunciation

  • YIVO: poyerte
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔjɛʀtɛ/

Noun

פּויערטע • (poyerte) f, plural פּויערטען (poyerten)

  1. Peasant woman, as relating to status as farmer. Masculine form: פּויער.
    • 1925 January 1, Petr Afanasyev, Soviet Yiddish propaganda poster‎[1]:
      פּויערטע, טרעט ארײַן אין קאָלעקטיוו!
      poyerte, tret arayn in kolektiv!
      Female peasant, join the collective!

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