שטים

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma, stimna, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European *stemn- (“mouth, muzzle”). Cognate with German Stimme, Dutch stem, Icelandic stefna, Greek στόμα (stóma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtɪm/

Noun

שטים • (shtim) f, plural שטימען (shtimen)

  1. a vote, a ballot
  2. (Daytshmerish) voice
    Synonym: קול (kol)
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