ברייטהאַרציקייט
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ברייטהאַרציק (breythartsik, “generous”) + ־קייט (-keyt, “-ity”), the former from ברייט (breyt, “wide”) + האַרץ (harts, “heart”) + ־יק (-ik).
Noun
[edit]ברייטהאַרציקייט • (breythartsikeyt) f or n
- largesse, generosity
- Synonym: פּזרנות (pazrones)
References
[edit]- Justus van de Kamp et al., “ברײטהאַרציקײט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
- Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “largesse”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN