שרײַבטיש

Yiddish

Etymology

שרײַבן (shraybn) +‎ טיש (tish); compare German Schreibtisch

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA(key): /ˈʃraɪ̯bˌtɪʃ/, /ˈʃraɪ̯pˌtɪʃ/
  • (Poylish) IPA(key): /ˈʃraːbˌtɪʃ/, [ˈʃraːpˌtɪʃ]
  • (Ukrainish) IPA(key): /ˈʃrabˌtɨʃ/, [ˈʃrapˌtɨʃ]
  • Audio (Poylish):(file)

Noun

שרײַבטיש • (shraybtishm, plural שרײַבטישן (shraybtishn)

  1. desk