בערטע

Yiddish

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Ukrainian бердо (berdo), from Proto-Slavic *bьrdo (“comb, reed”). Compare dated Czech and Slovak brdo (“hill”), Carpathian Rusyn бе́рдо (bérdo, “precipice; cliff”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛrtə/
  • Hyphenation: בער‧טע

Noun

בערטע • (berte) f, plural בערטעס (bertes)

  1. knoll, hillock

References

  • Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “berte”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slównik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 152
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “בערטע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Beinfeld, Solon; Bochner, Harry (2013), “בערטע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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