דלות־געגנט

Yiddish

Etymology

From דלות (dales) +‎ געגנט (gegnt), literally “poverty neighbourhood”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaɫəs ˈɡɛɡn̩t/
  • Hyphenation: דלות־געגנט

Noun

דלות־געגנט • (dales-gegnt) m or f, plural דלות־געגנטן (dales-gegntn)

  1. slum, poor neighbourhood
    Synonyms: אָרעמקייט־גאַס (oremkeyt-gas), אָרעמקייט־קוואַרטאַל (oremkeyt-kvartal), דלות־קוואַרטאַל (dales-kvartal), טרושטשאָבע־גאַס (trushtshobe-gas)

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “דלות־געגנט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
  • Beinfeld, Solon; Bochner, Harry (2013), “דלות־געגנט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
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