רעגנצײַט

Yiddish

Etymology

רעגן (regn) +‎ צײַט (tsayt). Compare German Regenzeit.

Noun

רעגנצײַט • (regntsayt) f, plural רעגנצײַטן (regntsaytn)

  1. rainy season
  2. (Israel) winter

See also

Seasons in Yiddish · סעזאָנען (sezonen) (layout · text) · category
פֿרילינג (friling, “spring”),

וועסנע (vesne, “spring”),
פֿאַרפּסח (farpeysekh, “spring”)

זומער (zumer, “summer”) האַרבסט (harbst, “autumn”),

אָסיען (osyen, “autumn”)

ווינטער (vinter, “winter”),

רעגנצײַט (regntsayt, “(Israel) winter”)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “רעגנצײַט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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