דראָט

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German drāt (“wire,thread”), from Old High German drāt, thrāt, from Proto-West Germanic *þrādu, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”). Cognate to German Draht, English thread, Dutch draad, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish tråd, Icelandic þráður.

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO) IPA(key): /ˈdʁɔt/

Noun

דראָט • (drot) m or n, plural דראָטן (drotn), diminutive דרעטל (dretl)

  1. wire
  2. thread

Derived terms

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “דראָט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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