פּרעשבאָריק

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Slovak Prešporek, itself from German Pressburg. Doublet of פּרעסבורג (presburg).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɛʃˈbɔrɪk/

Proper noun

פּרעשבאָריק • (preshborik) n

  1. (dated, historical) Bratislava (the capital city of Slovakia)
    Synonyms: בראַטיסלאַוואַ (bratislava), פּרעסבורג (presburg)
    Hypernym: הויפּטשטאָט (hoyptshtot)
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