Jump to content

דזשענטעלמען

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Yiddish

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from English gentleman, probably via Polish dżentelmen. Compare Russian дже́нтльмен (džéntlʹmen).

Noun

[edit]

דזשענטעלמען (dzhentelmenm, plural דזשענטעלמענער (dzhentelmener)

  1. gentleman
    דער דזשענטעלמען האָט זיך אָפּגערופֿן: "אַ שאָד! אַ שאָד!"
    der dzhentelmen hot zikh opgerufn: "a shod! a shod!"
    The gentleman called back: "A shame! A shame!"

Derived terms

[edit]