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שנויץ־מויז

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Yiddish

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אַ ציִונג פֿון דרײַ שנויץ־מײַז.

Etymology

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Literally, snout-mouse.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃnɔɪ̯t͡sˌmɔɪ̯z/
  • Hyphenation: שנויץ־מויז

Noun

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שנויץ־מויז (shnoyts-moyzf, plural שנויץ־מײַז (shnoyts-mayz)

  1. desman

References

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  • Paul Abelson (1915) “desman”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 356