שטאָט

See also: שטאַט and שטאט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German stat, from Old High German stat, from Proto-West Germanic *stadi, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northern Yiddish) IPA(key): [ʃtɔt]
  • (Southern Yiddish) IPA(key): [ʃtut]

Noun

שטאָט • (shtot) f, plural שטעט (shtet), diminutive שטעטל (shtetl) or שטעטעלע (shtetele)

  1. city, (large) town

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