צײַטונג

Yiddish

Etymology

From צײַט (tsayt) +‎ ־ונג (-ung). Cognate to German Zeitung.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northern Yiddish) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡saɪ̯tʊŋɡ/
• (Southern Yiddish) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡saːtɪŋɡ/

Noun

צײַטונג • (tsaytung) f, plural צײַטונגען (tsaytungen)

1. newspaper

   Synonym: בלאַט (blat)

   Hypernym: צײַטשריפֿט (tsaytshrift)

Usage notes

Although standardly feminine, this word is masculine in the Lithuanian dialect.