פֿלאַטערל

Yiddish

Etymology

Modification, under the influence of פֿלאַטערן (flatern, “to flutter”) and the diminutive suffix ־ל (-l), of Old High German fifaltra, from Proto-West Germanic *fifaldrā, *fifaldā, from Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ. Compare German flattern (“to flutter”) and Falter (“moth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɫatəʁɫ̩/

Noun

פֿלאַטערל • (flaterl) n, plural פֿלאַטערלעך (flaterlekh)

1. butterfly

Synonyms

• זומער־פֿייגעלע (zumer-feygele)