וויזשניץ

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • ווישניץ (vishnits)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Ви́жниця (Výžnycja). Cognate with German Wischnitz, whence the alternative form. Compare האָראָוויץ (horovits) and טשערנאָוויץ (tshernovits) for Slavic -(n)ica → ־(נ)יץ (-(n)its).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪʒnɪt͡s/
  • Hyphenation: וויזש‧ניץ

Proper noun

וויזשניץ • (vizhnits) n

  1. Vyzhnytsia (a city and raion of Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine), home of the Vizhnitz Hasidic dynasty

Derived terms

  • וויזשניצער (vizhnitser)

References

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