שווימבאַסיין

Yiddish

Etymology

שווימען (shvimen, to swim) +‎ באַסיין (baseyn, basin), a calque of German Schwimmbecken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɪmbaˌsɛɪ̯n/

Noun

שווימבאַסיין • (shvimbaseynm, plural שווימבאַסיינען (shvimbaseynen)

  1. swimming pool
    Synonym: שווימערײַ (shvimeray)

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “swimming pool”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN