לויט

Yiddish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from German laut (“according to”) (from 15th century; chiefly in written style), shortened from Middle High German nāch lūte (“according to the text of”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz. Compare German Laut (“sound”) and Wortlaut (“wording, exact text”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɫɔɪ̯t/

Preposition

לויט • (loyt) (contracted dem-form לויטן (loytn))

1. according to, in accordance with

   לויט ווי איך זע

   loyt vi ikh ze

   as I see it