sztetl

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sztetl

Etymology

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Borrowed from Yiddish שטעטל (shtetl, small town, village), from שטאָט (shtot, city), from Old High German stat, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʂtɛtl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtl
  • Syllabification: sztetl

Noun

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sztetl m inan

  1. (historical) shtetl (Jewish village or small town)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • sztetl in Polish dictionaries at PWN