שטייסל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German stœʒel, from Old High German stōʒil, from Proto-West Germanic *stautil (compare Middle Low German stȫtele), from Proto-Germanic *stautaną + *-ilaz. Equivalent to שטויסן (shtoysn) +‎ ־ל (-l). Compare German Stößel.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɛɪ̯sl̩/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈʃtaɪ̯sl̩/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈʃteɪ̯sl̩/

Noun

שטייסל • (shteysl) m or n, plural שטייסלען (shteyslen)

1. mortar (vessel for crushing with a pestle)
2. pestle

References

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