מעפֿיסטאָפֿעל

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from German Mephistopheles, likely through a Slavic language (compare Russian Мефистофель (Mefistofelʹ), Ukrainian Мефістофель (Mefistofelʹ)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛfɪˈstɔfɛɫ/
  • Hyphenation: מע‧פֿי‧סטאָ‧פֿעל

Proper noun

מעפֿיסטאָפֿעל • (mefistofel) m

  1. Mephistopheles

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References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “Mephistopheles”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 862
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “מעפֿיסטאָפֿעל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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