בריטווע

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from an East Slavic language. Compare Ukrainian бритва (brytva) and Russian бритва (britva).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁɪtvə/
  • Hyphenation: בריט‧ווע

Noun

בריטווע • (britve) f, plural בריטוועס (britves)

  1. synonym of גאָלמעסער (golmeser)

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “razor”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 1180
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “בריטווע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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