ראָזמאַרין

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• ראָזמאַרינע (rozmarine)

Etymology

Either cognate to or borrowed from German Rosmarin, possibly via Russian розмари́н (rozmarín), from Middle French rosmarin, from Old French rosmarin, ultimately from Latin rōsmarīnus. Compare Luxembourgish Rousemaräin, Polish rozmaryn, Romanian rozmarin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔzmaˈrin/, /rɔzmaˈrɪn/

Noun

ראָזמאַרין • (rozmarin) m

1. rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, Rosmarinus officinalis)
2. walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

   Synonyms: ים־⁠פֿערד (yam-ferd), מאָרזש (morzh)

Usage notes

• The sense of "walrus" is not attested in the CEYD.

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “ראָזמאַרין” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “rosemary”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN