שטעטל

Yiddish

Etymology

שטאָט‎ (shtot, “city”) +‎ ־ל‎ (-l)

Pronunciation

(YIVO, Litvish) IPA^(key): [ʃtɛtl̩]
(Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA^(key): [ʃteɪtl̩]

Noun

שטעטל • (shtetl) n, plural שטעטלעך‎ (shtetlekh)

small town, village
shtetl

Derived terms

שטעטלדיק‎ (shtetldik)

Descendants

English: shtetl

See also

דערפֿל‎ (derfl)

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