אינסעקט

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from contact languages such as German Insekt and Polish insekt, from Middle French insecte, from Latin īnsectum (“with a notched or divided body, cut up”), calque of Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”), from ἔντομος (éntomos, “cut into pieces”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈsɛkt/

Noun

אינסעקט • (insekt) m, plural אינסעקטן (insektn)

1. insect