גרונדוואַגע

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Grundwaage, from Grund (“ground”) + Waage (“scales”). Compare obsolete Lithuanian grumtvagis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡrʊndˌvaɡə/

Noun

גרונדוואַגע • (grundvage) f, plural גרונדוואַגעס (grundvages)

1. (Daytshmerish) plumb line, plummet

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “גרונדוואַגע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN