לאַנדשאַפֿט

Yiddish

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German lantschaft, from Old High German lantskaf. Masculine gender is most likely due to reinforcement from Russian and Ukrainian ландша́фт m (landšáft). Compare German Landschaft f, Dutch landschap. By surface analysis, לאַנד (land) +‎ ־שאַפֿט (-shaft).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɫandʃaft/
  • Hyphenation: לאַנד‧שאַפֿט

Noun

לאַנדשאַפֿט • (landshaft) m or f, plural לאַנדשאַפֿטן (landshaftn)

  1. landscape
    Synonym: פּייסאַזש (peysazh)
  • לאַנדשאַפֿטפֿלאַך f (landshaftflakh)

References

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