לעצטנס
Yiddish
Etymology
From לעצט (letst, “last”) + ־נס (-ns). Compare German letztens.
Adverb
לעצטנס • (letstns)
- recently (in the recent past)
- Synonyms: ניט־לאַנג (nit-lang), אַנומלט (anumlt), אַנוסטן (anustn), דאָ ניט לאַנג (do nit lang)
- finally, at last
- Synonyms: נאָך אַלעמען (nokh alemen), אַסוף (asof), סוף־סוף (sof-sof), לסוף (lesof), ענדלעך (endlekh), צולעצט (tsuletst), סוף־כּל־סוף (sof-kl-sof)
References
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008), “lectns”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slównik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 486
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “לעצטנס” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].