לאָצמאַן

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language, from Dutch loodsman. Compare Ukrainian лоцман (locman) and Russian лоцман (locman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɫɔt͡sman/
  • Hyphenation: לאָצ‧מאַן

Noun

לאָצמאַן • (lotsman) m, plural לאָצמאַנען (lotsmanen)

  1. pilot fish

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “pilot-fish”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 1057
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