שנויץ־מויז

Yiddish

Etymology

Literally, “snout-mouse”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnɔɪ̯t͡sˌmɔɪ̯z/
  • Hyphenation: שנויץ־מויז

Noun

שנויץ־מויז • (shnoyts-moyz) f, plural שנויץ־מײַז (shnoyts-mayz)

  1. desman

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915) “desman”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 356
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