אָרניטאָגראַפֿיע

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from New Latin ornithographia, equivalent to אָרניטאָ־ (ornito-, “ornitho-”) +‎ ־גראַפֿיע (-grafye, “-graphy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔʁnɪtɔˈɡʁafjə/
  • Hyphenation: אָר‧ני‧טאָ‧גראַ‧פֿיע

Noun

אָרניטאָגראַפֿיע • (ornitografye) f

  1. (uncountable) ornithography (study of bird symbolism)

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “ornithography”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 972
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “אָרניטאָגראַפֿיע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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