ליטווינער

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʎɪtˈvɪnəʁ/

Noun

ליטווינער • (litviner) m, plural ליטווינער (litviner), feminine ליטווינקע (litvinke)

1. Lithuanian (non-Jewish person from Lithuania)

Usage notes

Yiddish rigorously distinguishes between Jews and non-Jews in national terminology. A Lithuanian Jew is not a litviner, but rather a ליטוואַק (litvak).

Related terms

• ליטוואַק (litvak, “(Jewish) Lithuanian”)
• ליטוויש (litvish, “Lithuanian (language); Litvish (the Lithuanian dialect of Yiddish)”)
• ליטע (lite, “Lithuania”)