מערקור

Yiddish

Etymology

From German Merkur, from Latin Mercurius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛʁˈkʊʁ/
  • Hyphenation: מער‧קור

Proper noun

מערקור • (merkurm

  1. Mercury (planet)
  2. Mercury (Roman god)

Synonyms

See also

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “Mercury”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 862
  • Uriel Weinreich (1977), “Mercury”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 202
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “מערקור” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].