באָרטן

Yiddish

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly related to German Borte (“border”).

Noun

באָרטן • (bortn) m, plural באָרטנס (bortns)

1. shore, coast

   Synonym: ברעג (breg)

Derived terms

• באָרטן־ליניע (bortn-linye, “coastline”)
• באָרטן־פּאָליציי (bortn-politsey, “coastguard”)
• בײַבאָרטנדיק (baybortndik)
• העלפֿאַנדביין־באָרטן (helfandbeyn-bortn, “Cote D'Ivoire”)
• פֿונבאָרטנדיק (funbortndik)

 

References

• Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “bortn”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik, Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 169
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “באָרטן”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “באָרטן” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

באָרטן • (bortn)

1. plural of באָרט (bort)